[BooBerry222]

As we all have, I've been tracking the progress of the 9700 release. I've also been giving a LOT of thought as to which carrier to go with as I do not get T-Mobile service in my house OR my girlfriend's house, which is pretty annoying. I've read a lot about the merits of UMA service via WiFi, in particular T-Mobile, and think this should be a good fix as we both have good coverage.

My question is this: There are MULTIPLE WiFi signals coming into our homes at any given time, sometimes with a stronger signal from a neighbor's. And these are inevitably encrypted. Is the 9700 UMA "smart enough" to go with the signal in our houses or could they be "over-ridden" by those leaking in resulting in signal loss, etc?

[JTurtle]

As we all have, I've been tracking the progress of the 9700 release. I've also been giving a LOT of thought as to which carrier to go with as I do not get T-Mobile service in my house OR my girlfriend's house, which is pretty annoying. I've read a lot about the merits of UMA service via WiFi, in particular T-Mobile, and think this should be a good fix as we both have good coverage.

My question is this: There are MULTIPLE WiFi signals coming into our homes at any given time, sometimes with a stronger signal from a neighbor's. And these are inevitably encrypted. Is the 9700 UMA "smart enough" to go with the signal in our houses or could they be "over-ridden" by those leaking in resulting in signal loss, etc?

You basically choose which wireless connection you want to use and it sticks with that one, unless you tell the phone otherwise.

[BooBerry222]

Thank you, JTurtle. Can you tell I still have an 8700 where such options are galaxies away...

A follow up question, which I'm not sure you can answer. I have Mac computers and Airport Extreme router. This has been a problem in the past, but I've seen references to there being firmware to make life easier. But if still doesn't work, do you know whether I would need to replace my Airport with a T-Mobile Linksys or could somehow use in tandem with what I have?

Thanks again!

[slackerjack]

It's just like setting up any other wireless device - you'll be required to setup a Wep/WPA connection to that particular wireless router, so you don't have to wonder which one it's connected to. The only one I think my 8900 will hit automatically are Tmobile hotspots - which sort of take precidence over even edge. Now the beauty part - is once you setup your wireless networks, it'll autoconnect to them once you get in range...and so far, the transition is seemless. I'm wireless (and on UMA) at home and work - so they only time I go on edge is when I'm driving from one to the other. My local haunts (starbucks, couple of resturants) all have wi-fi, so I have my phone to auto-detect those networks....I very rarely spend any of my minutes



Jack

[Brnkvc]

As we all have, I've been tracking the progress of the 9700 release. I've also been giving a LOT of thought as to which carrier to go with as I do not get T-Mobile service in my house OR my girlfriend's house, which is pretty annoying. I've read a lot about the merits of UMA service via WiFi, in particular T-Mobile, and think this should be a good fix as we both have good coverage.

My question is this: There are MULTIPLE WiFi signals coming into our homes at any given time, sometimes with a stronger signal from a neighbor's. And these are inevitably encrypted. Is the 9700 UMA "smart enough" to go with the signal in our houses or could they be "over-ridden" by those leaking in resulting in signal loss, etc?

Its like choosing wifi with your computer. It doesnt just randomly choose one. You tell it which one to use and it uses it.

[killatrell2786]

Would the uma calling be free with the unlimited plan?

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[slackerjack]

You actually have to have the $10 a month UMA plan...don't know if that's called "unlimited" or not...

Jack

[GJW]

You actually have to have the $10 a month UMA plan...don't know if that's called "unlimited" or not...

Jack

You do NOT need to pay for the UMA plan - the $10 per month is only if you want your wifi calls to be unlimited. Without paying the $10 per month (it's called the "@home" service), you can still use UMA, but your UMA calls use minutes just like regular calls.

So if you have an unlimited minutes plan, UMA works off of those same unlimited minutes without any $10 monthly add on.

[krabme]

UMA is a low cost way to expand your coverage area since a lot of people have wifi at home and at work. The easiest solution is to setup your SSID and your gf's SSID the same with the same WPA passcode then you can use just one wifi profile. Once you're in range and your BB have wifi turned on, your BB will automatically log onto the network.

[killatrell2786]

You actually have to have the $10 a month UMA plan...don't know if that's called "unlimited" or not...

Jack

I was talking about for the 79.99 unlimited plan they have now. Should have said that earlier. Lol.

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[ClintRo]

I was talking about for the 79.99 unlimited plan they have now. Should have said that earlier. Lol.

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You should be fine to use the UMA with the unlimited talk plan....you should verify with T-Mobile however.

[davidnyc]

UMA is a low cost way to expand your coverage area since a lot of people have wifi at home and at work. The easiest solution is to setup your SSID and your gf's SSID the same with the same WPA passcode then you can use just one wifi profile. Once you're in range and your BB have wifi turned on, your BB will automatically log onto the network.

There's no need to set both SSIDs to the same. You can have as many wireless networks configured in your BlackBerry as you want. I probably have 10 or so, covering my apartment, friends apartments, local coffee shops I visit, etc.