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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to KeysCapt
Re: Not Sprint, no sir! said by KeysCapt:Sprint isn't going to make its customers wait. They're rolling it out now. said by Telephony Online :
Sprint is taking its Airave femtocell pilot commercial, announcing today it will begin selling the home base station technology on Aug. 17 to its customers across the country.
Ah, but wait. True to its grain (IMO), they're not gonna give anything away. quote:
Sprint, however, seems to be defying industry expectations for the service, charging customers both for the femtocell and the service, effectively asking subscribers to subsidize the cost of expanding network coverage.
» telephonyonline.com/access/news/···on-0730/ Yeah its pretty crazy. I can understand charging for the unit, but to then charge existing customers an additional $5 per month just to use their (paid) minutes is nuts. I think Sprint should charge for an unlimited option while at home however, as this adds value to the customer.
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If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.
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 NY TelPremium
join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
kudos:3
 ·AT&T CallVantage
| said by JoeMama1 :
Yes, Sprint FINALLY released the Airave Femtocell and while I had for only less than a week, it works great! No problems at all, even under heavy network traffic. Yes, this should have been released a year ago but oh well, it is here not and local Sprint stores were selling out of these on the first day.
I lot of people complain that Sprint charges for this. Why shouldn't they? For free unlimited calls at home (where I'm on the phone most anyway) for your entire family (up to 5 phones) it is $20. Worth it for my family. Way better than VOIP because if internet is down, call is just sent over cell tower so less chance of missed calls.
May not be the year of the femtocell but certainly the beginning of the femtocell era.
But this poster says he gets free calls when using the femtocell. To me, that is worth it. | |
wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | said by NY Tel:said by JoeMama1 :
Yes, Sprint FINALLY released the Airave Femtocell and while I had for only less than a week, it works great! No problems at all, even under heavy network traffic. Yes, this should have been released a year ago but oh well, it is here not and local Sprint stores were selling out of these on the first day.
I lot of people complain that Sprint charges for this. Why shouldn't they? For free unlimited calls at home (where I'm on the phone most anyway) for your entire family (up to 5 phones) it is $20. Worth it for my family. Way better than VOIP because if internet is down, call is just sent over cell tower so less chance of missed calls.
May not be the year of the femtocell but certainly the beginning of the femtocell era.
But this poster says he gets free calls when using the femtocell. To me, that is worth it. Yes, Sprint offers unlimited service for up to 5 phones for an additional $20 per month if you have their femtocell. Thats a good deal for people who need it, and I fully support then (Sprint) doing it. My point was that if you simply want to use your regular minutes that you already pay for (and chose not to buy the unlimited plan), they stick you with an additional $5 per month, plus taxes and fess (which totals around $10). THAT is not worth it, and Sprint has taken so much heat over it that they are now giving the devices away for free, and waiving the $5 charge to basically anyone that asks.
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If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.
-Ronald Reagan-
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NY TelPremium
join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
kudos:3 | Yeah but I can't wait to see what Verizon Wireless is going to charge for it.....  | |
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