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- shadowsurfr1, on 01/07/2009, -0/+29The downside I can see is that if you're using your own bandwidth, and paying AT&T for the privilege, it's almost entirely money in their pocket. Less tower use = lower bandwidth costs = lower costs for them.
- mehan, on 01/08/2009, -0/+20omitting - maybe
emitting - probably not so much - IamNomad, on 01/08/2009, -0/+19sleeping directly next to a cell repeater is bound to increase chance of cancer.
- 0260, on 01/08/2009, -1/+17Only if they pay me for it
- anders5689, on 01/08/2009, -0/+15What's the range on this thing? If it extends very far (i.e. past the boundaries of an average residence), then basically I'm supplying a little base station for my neighborhood? Especially in an apt complex, am I going to be providing cell service to my whole building?
......I feel like they should be paying ME for this. - Frozo, on 01/08/2009, -0/+11Goodbye gonads :(
- sjbdallas, on 01/08/2009, -3/+13So.....T-Mobile's had this for a few years now. Their @Home service.
- LadySerena, on 01/08/2009, -4/+14Alternate title: "AT&T knows their service is crap, offers solution for the home."
- b0b157, on 01/08/2009, -1/+11Cancer, here we come!
- krets, on 01/07/2009, -0/+9I just want one because "femtocell" sounds cool.
- wpc33, on 01/08/2009, -0/+9Owww, my sperm.
Hm...didn't hurt the second time. - spektor, on 01/08/2009, -0/+9Femtocell + Comcasts and their 250GB/month limit = Comcast cutting service faster than you can say "Pirate Bay"!
- HolyJaw, on 01/08/2009, -1/+9Dear god PLEASE. I get 0 bars inside, 1 bar outside, and everyone I talk to is on AT&T (aka free minutes.)
*****. - Kahnza, on 01/08/2009, -0/+8I get 0 bars in my apartment, and full signal right outside my door. I'm all for this.
- CynicalTyler, on 01/07/2009, -0/+7I want this, but only because my iPhone gets ***** for reception when I'm in my apartment. The minute I step outside: full bars on 3G. So maybe I can't blame that on AT&T's towers and it's the fault of my apartment's construction? Or maybe I should take down some of the tinfoil lining my walls. Either way, it would be nice to have a conversation without having to stand on the balcony.
- defektiv, on 01/08/2009, -1/+8I paid for their service for years, they lost a contract cancellation and their collection agency bothers me to this day even though I still subscribe to the service. I get their internet and they start spying on me with the government. I pay for their 6 mpbs internet package and they throttle my bandwidth tighter than Comcast.
You know what? I think I'm going to sit this one out and give a competitor a shot. - TheKorn2, on 01/08/2009, -0/+7If you already have a wi-fi access point, I have bad news for you -- you already have one!
- kolop1, on 01/08/2009, -5/+11Is it a good idea to have a low level microwave in your house omitting microwaves in your house all day?
- misterenigma07, on 01/08/2009, -0/+6Omitting microwaves will guarantee that you don't get reception.
- vuke69, on 01/08/2009, -1/+7Pfffttt... As if you were going to use them anyhow...
- zigardne, on 01/08/2009, -0/+6what doesn't these days?
- inferno10, on 01/08/2009, -0/+5I can see this Simpsons episode happening now: http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3590/simpsonsto ...
- TheKorn2, on 01/08/2009, -0/+5You are both ignorant tools. Let me summarize AT&T's offer:
"Hey buddy, can you drive me to work?"
'Uh, OK'
"And while you're at it, give me $5."
And both of you are STUPID ENOUGH to jump for joy. Yay! I get to give Dan a ride to work and PAY HIM for riding in the back seat of my car!
Wake up. Unless they're paying YOU, or you get to lock other people out of your femto cell (don't bet on it!), then you're getting ROYALLY SCREWED by this arrangement.
(And you even get to pay for the hardware, too! The deal just keeps getting better and better!) - kolop1, on 01/08/2009, -0/+5Opps, emitting. It's 2:30am and I'm tired.
- e2superman, on 01/08/2009, -1/+5There RF is not ionizing radiation and does not carry enough power to do damage to DNA. There is no chance at damage to the body, especially with CDMA (spread spectrum; very little power at any given frequency).
- russdogg, on 01/08/2009, -1/+5They talked about it for a few years, but they didn't actually roll it out till 2008.
- e2superman, on 01/08/2009, -0/+4removed
- TheHappyToaster, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3So, the end result here is that we trade the "reliability" of AT&T cellular service for the "reliability" of a VOIP call over (cable/FIOS provider of choice).
If I wanted to make a VOIP call, I'd make a VOIP call. If I wanted better cell reception in the house, I'd buy a cellular repeater.
While the concept could potentially be cool, this product is not relevant to my interests. - and303, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3If it is cheaper than a landline, then it'll save me money as I get no signal in my basement/office.
- ShakataGaNai, on 01/08/2009, -1/+4At my last appt (which I just left), I "got" service inside, but no one could ever understand me. I _had_ to go outside to take or make calls. This would have been REALLY nice to have. It's not their fault that radio waves dont penetrate faraday cages (Which is what I assume my appt walls were made of).
"Unfortunately" my new place is right next to a tower, everywhere in the home... full 3G service. Life is tough (tm). - Taiyoryu, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3FTA: "The device allows you to have unlimited, nationwide Anytime Minutes for incoming or outgoing calls."
So while at home your anytime minutes aren't deducted. Great if your cellphone is for a home business. So you do get something in return. The question I have is the sound quality better than VOIP services. This also reminds me of T-Mobile's @Home service. - nogami, on 01/08/2009, -1/+4Also, does it only allow YOUR cell phone(s) to use the device? If not, YOU are effectively paying more to allow OTHER people to have better cell phone service.
- yacks, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3Unprotected sex here I come with no fear of having a kid.
- jguy584, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3Nano is just too big nowadays.
- yacks, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3just buy a cell-repeater.
- yacks, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3you forgot to mention, they'd probably end up still charging you the same as well..
- HolyJaw, on 01/08/2009, -0/+3Not sure if anyone will read this a day off the front page, but an update--
I called AT&T (I live in Fountain Valley, CA... So Cal) and the customer service rep couldn't find any documentation on it. She said that what I had probably heard was that AT&T is upgrading west coast signal towers to 850MHz. When I insisted that I read an article about an in-home signal enhancer using a broadband connection, she became confused as to whether I was talking cell phones or internet. She finally asked a superviser but to no avail. I wish the article mentioned where the reader that sent in the tip was from... I WANT IN. - TheKorn2, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2More like time to get a new door!
- Haydio, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2Reminds me of that episode of The Simpsons when Homer gets the tower installed in their house
- jrlcopy, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2SIGN ME UP!!!!
I get 5 bars outside and 1 bar inside!, I am sick and tired of having to use SKYPE and fwding my calls to that line every other hour... - thavi, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2wonder why they chose femto-, its too small a word
- vuke69, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2If you are looking for alternatives, T-Mobile + UMA is awesome.
It lets me leverage my existing WI-FI infrastructure to get perfect coverage in my secret underground lair (*cough* ~ basement). - carlosos, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2For all the people that have problem with getting signals inside of buildings, just buy a cell phone signal repeater. Just search on google and you will find a lot of different ones. Those devices existed for many years.
- bob_the_alien, on 01/08/2009, -1/+3and you don't have to pay for it, all you need is a Wi-fi phone and a Wireless router, just uses your regular minutes. The @Home service just gives you unlimited minutes while using wi-fi.
- ibeetle, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2We should have never gotten rid of 100 year old analog hard wired land line phones.
Always on... even when the power went out. Great qaulity.
Now companies (and we are to an extent) are spending quit literally billions to get a phone that will work in the home back.
Do they even make corded phones and does anybody even offer traditional hard wired land line service anymore? American Telephone and Telegraph used to. - WRXFiles, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2Now is there a way to do this without AT&T?
i.e If I have a phone, does some one make the base station that can automatically connect my cell phone to my broadband when I am in my house? - inactive, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2TIME FOR VIVA COMPETITION!
- short, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2I don't know about AT&T's version, but Sprint already has a similar service available (as the article mentions) and it only allows specific phones to connect -- I think the customer determines which phones.
Second, I find it interesting that AT&T is piloting this service and at the same time testing monthly bandwidth limits for its DSL customers in certain cities. Probably a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing, or maybe a plot to make their customers who use both DSL and wireless go over their cap without realizing it. - MtheoryX, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2Let me guess, I'd pay for the electric bill, and the bandwidth bill, for everyone in the area, right?
No thanks.
Maybe they should take some profits from their ridiculous text charges and build more of their own god damned towers. - onelikeseabass, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2You do have to pay for it. The rates varied for a while but I think it's around $14.99 a month now. I have it and it works great. Voice/Data/Text all over Wi-Fi with seamless switching between their network and mine. Also if you start a call on Wi-Fi and then transition over to T-Mobile's network, it doesn't use up your minutes.
Fantastic service in my opinion. AT&T can kiss my ass. -
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