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Re: AT&T making big deal about 3G - unlike Verizon/Sprint equip said by morbo:said by PaulieORF  I think they're pushing the 3G capability of their femtocell product because the femtocells from the other US carriers only support 2G services. As little as it means to smartphone users, AT&T will have the only 3G femtocell solution in the US.
[/BQUOTE :Isn't T-Mobile's @ home service similar to a femtocell? No, T-Mobile @Home is simply a VOIP service for dial tone phones, similar to Vonage in a way. I think T-Mobile does have a few standard flip phones that have Wifi built in and can make calls over it. Their @Home service contains zero cellular technology. EDIT: I'm basing this completely on reviews and not first hand, and I think I might be slightly incorrect here. I'm fact checking right now. |
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 morboComplete Your Transaction
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00000 | My mistake: I meant T-Mobile HOTSPOT @ HOME and not T-Mobile @ Home. Confusing. Hotspot @ Home is different from their home service offering. Both are $10/month but Hotspot allows your wifi phone to send and receive unlimited calls while connected to your home (or remote) hotspot. |
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iansltx
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Golden, CO
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| If your phone is UMA compatible (some, though not all, T-Mo phones are) you can do this...and it works on ANY WiFi hotspot, which is pretty cool.
Also means that you can get away with a $50 wireless router rather than a $150 femtocell. Though OTOH most phones won't work with the tech. |
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join:2000-06-03
Oakland, CA | said by iansltx:If your phone is UMA compatible (some, though not all, T-Mo phones are) you can do this...and it works on ANY WiFi hotspot, which is pretty cool. Also means that you can get away with a $50 wireless router rather than a $150 femtocell. Though OTOH most phones won't work with the tech. The problem with that is incoming calls. 3g reception inside my building sucks (although edge works perfectly fine). The point of this femtocell is to provide full 3g signal bars for both incoming and outgoing calls (no more missed calls at home). You can make a phone call through voip, but you can't receive calls if there's no 3g/2g reception. Femtocell is their solution.
I usually just disable 3g at home and wont' have any reception issues, but it'd be nice to be able to stay on 3g. I'd definitely like to get my hands on one. |
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