ZTE Mobley Hotspot Plugs Into Car Data Port
OBD-II ?
I am very curious as to why any non-diagnostic device would plug into the OBD-II port on any car. It almost seems like there is some kind of data collection going on here that the consumer is not being told about. They could have easily made this device plug into the on-board 12-volt outlets. I would personally never plug anything except a scanner into my car's OBD-II port, that's what it's meant for, and that *should* be it's only function.
I understand the devices released by insurance companies, that monitor your vehicle acceleration, usage, top speed, etc and help you get lower rates, however this is just a very simple hotspot device, with, as you stated, no special features/functions at all. I would never consider a device like...
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I understand the devices released by insurance companies, that monitor your vehicle acceleration, usage, top speed, etc and help you get lower rates, however this is just a very simple hotspot device, with, as you stated, no special features/functions at all. I would never consider a device like...
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The only reason I could think for it is if it has some kind of gps tracking capability in case your car is stolen....
It does sound kind of interesting though why they are chosing the OBD port....
It does sound kind of interesting though why they are chosing the OBD port....
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The same thing was thought about having a hotspot attached to your phone...the possibility of massive date being used to the cloud. I am thinking of the hardware solution more than the software solution. And the software solution might give an enterprising developer the chance to add some types of reading the car diagnostics if there are APIs for that.
There is nothing wrong with using the OBD2 for a Wifi hotspot and I can think of a lot of add-on reasons why someone would like to do that instead of getting OnStar or something like that "built-in" the vehicle. It is not mandatory to have it but if I can get it unlocked for any SIM then I can see a lot of use-cases for individuals and for businesses to have something like this available.
There is nothing wrong with using the OBD2 for a Wifi hotspot and I can think of a lot of add-on reasons why someone would like to do that instead of getting OnStar or something like that "built-in" the vehicle. It is not mandatory to have it but if I can get it unlocked for any SIM then I can see a lot of use-cases for individuals and for businesses to have something like this available.
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