 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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1 edit | Handsets from the nation's leading carriers? Did anyone notice this blurb on the features page? (»www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/stor···Features)
100 Percent Compatibility
The Network Extender is compatible with all Verizon Wireless phones as well as some handsets from many of the nation's leading carriers.
Are they stating it will work with, say, a Sprint phone? |
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Re: Handsets form the nation's leading carriers? Roaming?  |
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jimkPremium
join:2006-04-15
Raleigh, NC Reviews:
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said by Matt:Are they stating it will work with, say, a Sprint phone? If it is set to open access, in theory it could work with another CDMA carrier's phone, if that carrier has a roaming agreement with Verizon Wireless in that area. The femtocell simply broadcasts using the SID for the area it is in (for example, mine broadcasts SID 69 - same as VZW uses for their regular cell sites here), so any phone that has that SID in its Preferred Roaming List should be able to see it. It looks just like any other cell site to the phone.
I haven't tested this theory, but it sounds from their web site like it would in fact work.
The femtocell would still have to be linked to a VZW account. |
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Re: Handsets from the nation's leading carriers? said by Matt:Did anyone notice this blurb on the features page? (» www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/stor···Features)
100 Percent Compatibility
The Network Extender is compatible with all Verizon Wireless phones as well as some handsets from many of the nation's leading carriers.
Are they stating it will work with, say, a Sprint phone? I don't know, but it says the word "handset," not network. If I was betting on this I would think it's a reflashed/unlocked CDMA handset you got on Sprint that you're now using on Verizon's network. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by burgerwars:said by Matt:Did anyone notice this blurb on the features page? (» www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/stor···Features)
100 Percent Compatibility
The Network Extender is compatible with all Verizon Wireless phones as well as some handsets from many of the nation's leading carriers.
Are they stating it will work with, say, a Sprint phone? I don't know, but it says the word "handset," not network. If I was betting on this I would think it's a reflashed/unlocked CDMA handset you got on Sprint that you're now using on Verizon's network. Right, but why say "carrier" then? Why not form the leading "manufacturer's?" I thought unlocked at first too, but roaming makes a lot more sense. Especially if they can still charge for it! My guess is they are shipping it in "Open Access" mode for a reason ... |
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 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | My guess would be, because the marketing drones at Verizon and other carriers don't think customers pay attention to who manufactures a phone, but rather which network a cool new phone is on. Or at least they wish that were the case. |
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 shollingPremium
join:2002-02-13
Hemet, CA
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What a rip off. For a $250 charge to the customer Verizon saves itself from adding cell towers and capacity at existing towers and doesn't even give the customer any free minutes for their trouble and investment. If it were $15/mo with unlimited minutes I'd have considered it, but not $250 for nothing. I also want to control access to who is using up my bandwidth.
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| Actually go read your contract. They do not guarantee signal indoors. After applying a radiant barrier to our attic we got horrible coverage. This will be great.
Also dont blame Verizon. Chances are AT&T and Sprint all share the same tower. Cities regulate where towers go and even where I live Verizon wanted to get a tower up another 10 feet, but the nimby's complained and some of us who would of gotten improved coverage lost out.
The only real benefit to Verizon is that when people are home they'll not be hitting the towers so much. |
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 tm
@sperry-marine.com | reply to Matt
Ordered it yesterday. If it works I'm off Verizon landline for good.
You have to be within 15 feet of this device for it to initially work with your phone. After that it works anywhere within the 5000 square foot range. That should thwart squatters. |
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 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | reply to sholling
said by sholling:What a rip off. For a $250 charge to the customer Verizon saves itself from adding cell towers and capacity at existing towers and doesn't even give the customer any free minutes for their trouble and investment. If it were $15/mo with unlimited minutes I'd have considered it, but not $250 for nothing. I also want to control access to who is using up my bandwidth. But wait, there's more: unless you use Verizon as your ISP (and probably even then, as well, since the minutes used still count against your wireless plan), your phone usage will also count against any monthly caps your ISP has. Oh... and Verizon will be making money off of and using someone elses's pipes.
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to tm
said by tm :
Ordered it yesterday. If it works I'm off Verizon landline for good.
You have to be within 15 feet of this device for it to initially work with your phone. After that it works anywhere within the 5000 square foot range. That should thwart squatters.
Why? It's not like they give your free minutes or anything. I mean if you minutes that you used while on teh phone didn't count toward your useage then yeah this might be worth it. $250 and ZERO benefit? the irnoic thing is that if you are in an area where your cell coverage is so bad you need this you most likely don't have access to broadband which is required to use this thing. |
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jimkPremium
join:2006-04-15
Raleigh, NC Reviews:
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| said by BF69:Why? It's not like they give your free minutes or anything. I mean if you minutes that you used while on teh phone didn't count toward your useage then yeah this might be worth it. $250 and ZERO benefit? the irnoic thing is that if you are in an area where your cell coverage is so bad you need this you most likely don't have access to broadband which is required to use this thing. 1. Convenience of having just one phone number, and not having to mess with call forwarding.
2. Many areas with broadband service available can have poor wireless service. Terrain, population density, building construction, etc.
When you look at a VoIP plan, figuring the typical Vonage prices for the unlimited plan plus taxes, this pays for itself in less than a year. Of course, this isn't true for everyone - just depends on how you use it. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by jimk:said by BF69:Why? It's not like they give your free minutes or anything. I mean if you minutes that you used while on teh phone didn't count toward your useage then yeah this might be worth it. $250 and ZERO benefit? the irnoic thing is that if you are in an area where your cell coverage is so bad you need this you most likely don't have access to broadband which is required to use this thing. 1. Convenience of having just one phone number, and not having to mess with call forwarding. Um you can have nothing but cell service now without using this. My friend has been cell only for 3 years now. I'm not sure how you think this helps you in dicthing your landline. Having unlimited minutes while using this WOULD help in that though.
2. Many areas with broadband service available can have poor wireless service. Terrain, population density, building construction, etc. SOME areas not many.
When you look at a VoIP plan, figuring the typical Vonage prices for the unlimited plan plus taxes, this pays for itself in less than a year. Of course, this isn't true for everyone - just depends on how you use it. This isn't VoIP like Vonage dummy. Try actually READING what this device actually does. |
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| More areas than you think, have poor cell service and broadband, in my area we have both fios and optimum online
I myself get 30/5 service, with 0 problems from opt online but my verizon cell service sucks in the house, the phone works but 95% of the time will drop the call within 5 minutes. When I have some extra cash I might pick up one of these too, then I could drop my cable voip phone, so their are some benifits. |
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