Home - Car Reviews - Chrysler Offers uConnect Web Factory Mobile Internet


Chrysler Offers uConnect Web Factory Mobile Internet

AUTO FINANCE
Get a FREE, No-obligation
internet price quote!
At Automobile.com we strive to
provide hassle-free auto finance quotes.
  Auto News Tools
Photos of Chrysler 
Print this Auto News
Email this Auto News
User reviews
Write your review
Read reviews  (0)
Currently, the extent to which cars and the internet have been combined is
pretty limited. In Europe, BMW has launched in-car internet, which allows access to the ‘net controlled via its iDrive system, but aside from custom installed car computers with wireless cards, no such system exists from the factory. Chrysler is looking to change this with the introduction of its Mopar uConnect Web system, which will turn vehicles equipped with this system into mobile hotspots.

The concept of uConnect Web is pretty simple; using a broadband router it picks up cellular-based 3G broadband internet, which allows passengers on board to sync up their wifi-enabled devices to the internet. That means if you're out on a road-trip as a passenger, and you've got a laptop, you can surf websites on-line, download files, get weather updates and write e-mail. If you've got a gaming system such as an XBox or Playstation 3, you can also play online with friends anywhere in the world, all at high speeds if you're in range of the broadband signal.

Chrysler will offer the Mopar uConnect Web system as an option for model year '09 products at a cost of $500 including installation, not to mention unlimited data transfer for $29 per month.

Unfortunately, like a couple of other cool technological features such as traffic navigation, weather updates and Sirius Backseat Television, it's unlikely that we'll be seeing this system in place on Canadian-destined Chryslers anytime soon.


 
AUTOMOBILE REVIEWS BY MAKE
•  Acura
•  Alfa Romeo
•  Ariel
•  Aston Martin
•  Audi
•  Bentley
•  BMW
•  Buick
•  Cadillac
•  Campagna
•  Caparo
•  Chery
 •  Chevrolet
•  Chrysler
•  Dodge
•  Ferrari
•  Ford
•  GMC
•  Honda
•  Hummer
•  Hyundai
•  Infiniti
•  International
•  Jaguar
 •  Jeep
•  Kia
•  Koenigsegg
•  Lamborghini
•  Land Rover
•  Lexus
•  Lincoln
•  Lotus
•  Maserati
•  Maybach
•  Mazda
•  Mercedes
 •  Mercury
•  Mini
•  Mitsubishi
•  Morgan
•  Nissan
•  Pininfarina
•  Pontiac
•  Porsche
•  Rolls Royce
•  Saab
•  Saleen
•  Saturn
 •  Scion
•  smart
•  Subaru
•  Suzuki
•  Toyota
•  Vanderbrink
•  Volkswagen
•  Volvo
•  Yugo
Acura  Audi   Bentley   BMW   Buick   Cadillac   Chevrolet   Chrysler   Daewoo   Dodge   Eagle   Ferrari   Ford   Geo   GMC   Honda   Hummer   Hyundai   Infiniti   Isuzu   Jaguar   Jeep   Kia   Lamborghini   Lexus   Lincoln   Lotus   Maserati   Mazda   Mercedes-Benz   Mercury   MINI   Mitsubishi   Nissan   Oldsmobile   Plymouth   Pontiac   Porsche   Saab   Saturn   Scion   Subaru   Suzuki   Toyota   Volkswagen   Volvo