Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Yeah, no doubt. I guess I was thinking there'd be a way to link a garmin device built with phone capability -- something that you could run a pay-as-you-go ($5-10/month) purchased minutes plan, solely for emergency use. Only turn on cellular service if you need it in an emergency, etc. Then again, the Uber app is probably one reason smartphone users want a smartphone on their rides.
Garmin already has enough to do to get what they already provide to work properly. It might be hard to add calling capability to the current line of devices. It also might be that, after adding an "emergency" feature, people will want more than that.
There's isn't any universal "pay as you go plan" (so, adding this potentially means dealing with dozens of cell phone companies).
Uber has limited effective coverage (it's convenient in some places and much less so in others). One might be able to sideload the Uber app on a Karoo (which you can use on a data network). But Hammerhead has no obligation to make sure it would work.