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3 edits | Re: And it's only $3500 said by patcat88  :said by MichaelWacey :I have always wondered if FemtoCells would carry data or just voice signals. It sounds like they will do both. If the femtocell is backhauled on a customer's own broadband connection that he pays for, the femtocell will only allow onto it that were programmed by the user, if you have caps on your line, or if you dont have fios, you want your DSL or cable modem maxed out by cell traffic, and your not comped by your carrier? A femtocell basically exactly duplicates the functionality of a cellular base station. The $3500 is for market research report to industry (not for consumer reading). Remember, the femtocell has to receive the cell phone signals AND convert everything exactly so that it can be sent over backhaul to carrier's core network. Once converted, voice requires very little data compared to say, sending a video file. The only practical advantage to femtocell is voice (not data), as others have pointed out, so that you can use your standard cell phone where you want and not depend on the cell phone company having coverage there. |
