 kapilThe Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | UMA is a better solution Sure, it needs compatible handsets, but it works over regular WiFi and not femtocell. WiFi is everywhere. Femtocell not so much.
T-Mo's Hotspot@Home service works pretty well. Not flawlessly, but close enough. I went from a 5000 minute plan to the 700 minute plan and don't even use half of those "cell" minutes because WiFi is everywhere.
It's hard to miss the strong undertones....people don't like being tied to a landline anymore and are looking for a mobile calling solution that doesn't limit usage.
The reason you won't see this sort of innovation from T or VZ is because they have a vested interest in keeping you tied to a wire...Sprint and T-Mo are in the exact opposite position. T and VZ are going to lose this battle and it may just cost them the war.
While T-Mo and Sprint...and, soon, others offering consumers what they want...AT&T is delivering you your world 50's style by letting you call all your friends and family still on copped for free using your mobile phone. ...and VZ doesn't get that "it's the network" only if that network goes where consumers want it to go. ...and an army of people, some flying overhead inhelicopters, can't go inside your home where you really want to use your phone.
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 jgkoltPremium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH | Verizon coverage i must say is usually the best but in my new place (which is practically the side of a hill) i get barely anything, but no one does. |
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Why?
I have exclusive service with AT&T (Cingular) and it works where I need it, when I need it. It even works at home and even in parts of my basement. I have not had a landline in forever. With unlimited N&W plus rollover, I never go over and have virtually unlimited usage as well. Has been working for me since about 2002.
The only looser in this is VZ, which is fine by me. They need to go away. |
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