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Old Apr 17th, 2007, 09:18 PM
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I've got a Dash question for all you geeks...
Actually two - first why are they 6th on the list of Google hits if you type 'dash GPS'..? Can't be a good sign for their marketing.
Second: They make a big thing of the Dash being two way internet connected, but what are they going to use for access points..? Surely Dash aren't planning to blanket the whole country with WiFi towers and free internet access. The UK has just had another case of someone being arrested for parking outside someone's house and using their unsecured WiFi. Is that what Dash are planning for their users to do..? I understand the 'Dash Driver Network' - that's peer to peer with other Dash GPS units, which is going to take a while to have any use, but aside from in your own driveway, where is the internet access going to come from..? Wouldn't a moving car go in and out of WiFi hotspots too quickly to get any data from them..?

I've looked at their web site and it's not clear at all. That coupled with the fact that 'standard' GPS units that they put down for not having traffic data are now available with FM or satellite traffic information makes me think that Dash may have an uphill battle...


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