Noah Vail
Premium
join:2004-12-10
Lorton, VA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Ready for it today.
Worst possible Verizon signal in my home. Weak enough to prevent a call, strong enough to prevent roaming.
Wonder if this sucker would work with EVDO? Of course I would want to use my EVDO at home only if my existing broadband connection were out......
NV |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
| Would be nice...
since one of the locations where I live four days a week has little to no signal inside. Oh, wait, I forgot.. This same location can't gt broadband either.
Guess I am still SOL...
Hey Verizon, I am looking for all those support people and their equipment I see on TV. Can you hear me now??? Didn't think so.
Idiots!! |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs: | reply to Noah Vail
Re: Ready for it today.
If you cannot get a cell signal, how would get EVDO in case your broadband went out?? |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to Noah Vail
Unfortunately, this uses your home broadband connection so it's rather useless as a backup.
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ | reply to Noah Vail
I'd consider testing it out and maybe dumping my landline if it really worked well. |
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KA3SGM
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Premium
join:2006-01-17
West Chester, PA
clubs:
 ·Cricket Broadband
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc  :Unfortunately, this uses your home broadband connection so it's rather useless as a backup. What if my home broadband connection is via Verizon Fios??
If I keep the Fios ONT and router connected to a UPS, maybe their excellent Fiber Optic Internet service can make up for their lousy cellular coverage.
They should be paying me to sign up for that service, it would cut down on my calls to VZW tech support.
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
| reply to Noah Vail
I left Verizon due to not having signal at my new home. I worked with them for 2 months after I got so fed up i decided to switch(which they probably wanted since they couldn't deliver). Normally I am very happy with their service but after 4 no call backs after they said they would call they really hurt their image in my mind.
Right now i decided to switch to tmobile and i can go on ANY wifi signal and get unlimited calling for EVERYONE on the family plan. I like tmobile and verizon but TMOB wins this one.
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
·VOIPo
| reply to KA3SGM
said by KA3SGM :They should be paying me to sign up for that service, it would cut down on my calls to VZW tech support. They should be paying us anyway to use the service. Espicially since it will take a load off THEIR cell towers AND we are paying for the electricity to run in and the broadband connection for the data to traverse. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to KA3SGM
It is supposed to work with any broadband connection. That's an interesting idea though...but you'd still have to have a VZ cell plan in addition to whatever they'll charge for the privilege of not using their cellular network while at home.
T-Mobile is doing theirs a little differently where the phone itself switches modes to WiFi. This is basically a base station for your normal cell phone connected to broadband by Ethernet, mimicking a real cell site. I wonder what happens when a bunch of these are in close proximity like a high-density MDU scenario...
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jgkolt
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
clubs:
| the highest density i have seen is 2 of these phones on my wireless router. works fine. ha
The benefit of wifi is you could be in Europe and call locally as if you were in the states. Not that I do that but an advantage.
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Noah Vail
Premium
join:2004-12-10
Lorton, VA
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to ropeguru
(Mostly) Ready for it today.
said by Noah Vail :Of course I would want to use my EVDO at home only if my existing broadband connection were out...... NV I guess after the ellipses I should have inserted [rimshot] or [WAIT_FOR_IT].
I'll try to be clearer in my next posting.
NV
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Rob 23
@alltel.net
| fmc 3000
Whats not to like? $15 a month for unlimited home calling,Less than cable voip - vonage voip and all the other little voips. »www.actiontec.com/products/home_···tsht.pdf |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| said by Rob 23 :
$15 a month for unlimited home calling On top of your existing cellphone and ISP bills. Gotta love how providers are able to pass their system load to a potential competitor and charge you money for the pleasure of doing so. This is another P2P "freeloading" discussion waiting to happen. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to jgkolt
Re: Ready for it today.
That would be the T-Mobile type. This is different and each would have a 'base station' of sorts in the form of a femtocell. They aren't WiFi.
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| reply to jgkolt
Well it could be a technology issue- T-Mobile's WiFi technology uses UMA as its main standard, which is based around transferring calls easily from VoIP over WiFi to GSM- there may not be a CDMA equivalent for Verizon to use. (The dilemma of CDMA- better technology for voice calls alone, worse in everything else) |
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neufuse
join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA | price?
Yeah but will they make is pay to have one? I think to releave stress off their towers we should not have to pay a monthly fee for it!... we should be able to buy the box and that's it... register up to say 5 phones on it and your done |
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tschmidt
Premium,MVM
join:2000-11-12
Milford, NH
 ·Hollis Hosting
·Verizon Online DSL
·Fairpoint Communic..
| Femtocell vs WiFi
I think this is an exciting idea. Offloading Cell phone traffic to broadband connection make eminent sense, saves money, and is a win-win situation (unless marketing screws it up).
In this corner we have Verizon wireless connecting a Femtocell base station to your home network.
In the other corner we have multi function Cell Phones that include a WiFi radio to bypass cellular radio technology all together.
We interesting to see how this plays out.
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not
@comcast.net
| UMA is better solution
UMA via WiFi from wifi capable phones is a much better solution. No need for aditional equipment and can work ANYWHERE there's wifi access. T-Mobile's Blackberries with WiFi have UMA capabilities and for about $10/month you can make unlimited calls via UMA. That means free calls from home, work, coffee house, whatever. So much better then Verizon's limited capabilites... err, I mean, money making schemes w/limitations. |
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Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL
·Comcast
·Embarq
|  What?
 If I have three handsets (Lines) on my account would I pay $15.00 per handset or $15.00 per account? If Verizon uses the V-Cast Model it would be $15.00 per handset and not worth it. How will Embarq or Comcast react to carrying Verizon Voice traffic when they are in competition with Verizon. |
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