RE: BMW ConnectedDrive: PH Ad Break

[ThePeach]

internet in a car? Well could be useful - but your smartphone costs a few hundred pound - doubt the in car version will be as cheap ;-)

[Zyp]

Got it in mine - it doesn't work terribly well.

It passes the time when ones phone is out of signal and the cricket's a tad boring...

[andyps]

Zyp said:

Got it in mine - it doesn't work terribly well.

It passes the time when ones phone is out of signal and the cricket's a tad boring...

Love that!

[andyps]

In many ways the advert is quite worrying about the values BMW now have. It could easily imply that internet connectivity is much more significant to them than the provision of the ultimate diving machine.

[Mustard]

ThePeach said:

internet in a car? Well could be useful - but your smartphone costs a few hundred pound - doubt the in car version will be as cheap ;-)

£95 actually

[snapper213]

Is this Internet option via GPRS, 3G or 4G ?

[LaMamba]

3G I've got it in the AH3.
It's worth having if using the car in europe for saving on roaming charges on your mobile it's included in the unlimited BMW allowance.
A little clunky pity they don't have a blue tooth keyboard option.

[ducnick]

I don't see the problem. The video shows the internet connectivity function and has a comic twist in the tail. From a marketing perspective it ticks all the boxes.

Regarding the usefulness or otherwise of internet connectivity in cars, I too was sceptical until I discovered that my connected drive integrates with the satnav. Google for a business name, and it can load the postcode of their nearest branch direct to your satnav. When you have a screaming baby in the car and need to find the nearest purveyors of nappies/baby food etc in a strange location it is invaluable.