said by en102:The 3G microcell was most likely designed w/o any reference to caps, and kept it cheap/simple. Now they have a way to make a quick buck.
Problems with this..
If AT&T designed this to be '3g only' then why were they intent on
voice as the primary use ? I poked about on this issue last week on HoFo and AT&T Facebook, and had the same response.
If AT&T wants users to use a WiFi network for data, then why didn't they include a WiFi radio into the microcell? Not everyone has a WiFi enabled device (router).
Also, along with the 'smart phone should connect to WiFi' - I know that the iPhone picks up WiFi before it will hit 3G... what about other devices (WinMo, Blackberry, Android, Pre)? Many many not know how (or forget) to switch to WiFi (conflicts with Bluetooth), and AT&T will have easy money.
that router would have to be 10 years old
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