I think everyone is getting this modem thing in the car wrong, AT&T isn't the one that needs/wants a modem, and neither do we if we intend on utilizing bluetooth. I mentioned it in chat last night, imo, the modem is for us. I've been saying it from day one. We are going to be the one's to connect the car, Not Apple, Not Pandora, Not Microsoft,....Us. Be prepared. If we plan on piggybacking off of other peoples' bandwidth, why have Sats? Or better question, what are they gonna be used for? We got the lockdown, all according to plan. Wake up people!!!
My theory on Apps is they are evolving the internet, giving the source of the bandwidth more control over it's usage and efficeincy. I imagine an App with on demand Auto tuning, how much data would that require, very little. The system is gonna be integrated into the cars onboard computer, hence a modem needed, with an un-interuptable data connection across the continental US.
Discloser: I do not foresee people searching the internet while driving
Maybe while parked and $2.99/mth
I also got to say, I have a background in networks, and this is not far fetched. Liberty and At&t have rubbed elbows in the past, and then Siri and AT&t,(tho we still don't know what it was about) coincidence?