fozzi58
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For those that have been buying the in car wifi, what are your thoughts on it, its operation, and value? $20 a month is yet another monthly fee I don't want...especially since I cut the cord on cable years ago to reduce monthly bills. Adding another monthly recurring fees seems silly for the occasional long trip.
I've been doing on research on headrest entertainment to keep my kids and other "guests" occupied in the back seat. I have a 2 daughters but they are 10 and 12 so the days of playing Nemo in the car are nearly over and they keep occupied mostly with their Kindles or music from their non- cellular enabled phones (Had to state that to make my point).
Then I started thinking. A decent rear seat entertainment system is going to run upwards of $1000 - $1500 installed and much higher if I go for the 4 seats and/or look for a linked system that will play off a media device (usb, sd card, dvd). That is a lot of months of unlimited wifi. A $1000 entertainment system is almost 5 years of wifi in the car and no worrying about installation, blown fuses or lost game controllers and headphones.
So while I am debating in my head which direction is more cost effective, I want to ask those who have been keeping the in-car wifi, does it work well enough to keep and is it worth it? Have you had any issues with it? Is the value for the once a week trip or even trips that are farther and fewer in between hold the value? Your input and opinion is valued. Thanks in advance.
I've been doing on research on headrest entertainment to keep my kids and other "guests" occupied in the back seat. I have a 2 daughters but they are 10 and 12 so the days of playing Nemo in the car are nearly over and they keep occupied mostly with their Kindles or music from their non- cellular enabled phones (Had to state that to make my point).
Then I started thinking. A decent rear seat entertainment system is going to run upwards of $1000 - $1500 installed and much higher if I go for the 4 seats and/or look for a linked system that will play off a media device (usb, sd card, dvd). That is a lot of months of unlimited wifi. A $1000 entertainment system is almost 5 years of wifi in the car and no worrying about installation, blown fuses or lost game controllers and headphones.
So while I am debating in my head which direction is more cost effective, I want to ask those who have been keeping the in-car wifi, does it work well enough to keep and is it worth it? Have you had any issues with it? Is the value for the once a week trip or even trips that are farther and fewer in between hold the value? Your input and opinion is valued. Thanks in advance.