Ok there are a variety of reasons why this might be useful. But let's not have replies like oh you can buy a cell phone for 20 bucks etc. no that is not what I am looking for.. does no one make a thing.... with no dial pad, no screens, no battery even, you insert your sim card and you connect it to car power and tada you have a phone... which connects to your car handsfree....

How is it possible no one makes this? car hadsfree systems are so sophisticated all you need is a module for receiving and making the calls which would TINY no?

 

My 2008 LS had a phone built in to the car. However Lexus wanted a pretty sporty per minute fee to use it. It came with 30 minutes of talk time when I bought the car. You dialed by number. There was no address book.

 

I think once (well, current few years have had it), a internet connected car will offer this type of feature. I know some cars actually have a slot for a SIM card so you can have Wi-FI in your car but, not sure if that includes the phone side of it.

You can get a extra SIM for your smartwatch today that is like $10 a month and has the same number on it for calls. So I am sure it would be close to the same for other devices.

Personally, I like having my content all in one place, so having a Cell phone that hooks up to my car (I really want Android Auto now after using it for a few weeks) and when I leave, I take all my data and my call possibility with me. If someone steals my car, I don't have a lot to worry about in that aspect.

 

I don't see any reason for such a product to exist in this day and age

 

Why would I pay for this. I already pay for unlimited 4g data and unlimited 4g Hotspot on my phone. Turn on your phones Hotspot and be done.

 

Well technically it is a moot point as a good amount of this generation LS have a 3G module which has been phased out by wireless carriers. To that point, this thread was created in 2019.