AT&T Wants You to Spend $150 to Make Their Network Better
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Do you have crappy 3G wireless coverage in your home or office and your carrier is AT&T? Well you are in luck! AT&T announced today [AT&T 3G MicroCell] that they have the answer. All you need is to do is buy the AT&T 3G MicroCell ($150) and then connect it to a broadband internet connection that you provide. WHAM now you have good AT&T 3G wireless service in your home.
Seriously folks I�m not making this up!
3G MicroCell Features:
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AT&T Wants You to Spend $150 to Make Their Network Better | MobiMadness09-21-09 06:38 PMLike 0 - Yeah plus 20 per month if you want unlimited calling as well. I love that.
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09-21-09 07:13 PMLike 0 -
- That's hilarious...really.
What about saving yourself some $$ and getting a wifi router to use with your 3G device if it supports Wi-Fi? Granted, you can't make calls over Wi-Fi with AT&T but you're probably getting EDGE coverage at the least so that's set.
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Yeah, tmo does have something similar...only it's just a Wi-Fi router. They try to make it look all special but really, it's just a router. You can make calls over any wifi router with the right phone. 9.99/month for unlimited Wi-Fi minutes but that's not required....if you don't have it, wifi minutes deduct just like normal minutes.Last edited by Artemis68; 09-21-09 at 09:50 PM.
09-21-09 09:46 PMLike 0 - VZW's is 249.99 (199.99 for VIPs) and it adds 5k square foot of service for voice. But really most people dont need it for VZW since they are superior. WHen I had my kid Iphone I needed wifi to get decent data in my house now I get 3g from VZW 5 bars, to each their own, but its a good idea for those who like thier provider yet want reliable full service connection09-22-09 03:43 AMLike 0
- I refuse to accept this kind of technology. If the service isn't good where I need it, I'm finding another carrier. I may sound like a greedy tech brat but were getting to the point in capacity and cell industry where the providers need to fill in those dead zones that lie in the suburbs. It's no longer acceptable to only have great coverage in major cities or metropolitan areas. Is this asking to much? It's ashame but were getting spoiled with great coverage in certain areas so when we don't get it in others we pout. I know I do.
I'm guessing the 3 providers doing this for a cheap solution for those complaining about coverage problems in their home.
P.S. I am leaving Sprint soon because of this. Coverage is great in the main city/metro areas but terrible in the suburbs where I live.Last edited by TvTechGuru; 09-22-09 at 05:50 AM.
09-22-09 05:46 AMLike 0 - Seems funny to me. All the carriers need to do is put a small VOIP software on the phone and everyone can instantly use their own Wi-Fi to improve their in home coverage. Although this would not make money for them so instead they sell femtocell devices for lots of money. Hello Google voice on my BB!! Another reason Wi-fi is better than just 3g.09-22-09 06:27 AMLike 0
- VZW's is 249.99 (199.99 for VIPs) and it adds 5k square foot of service for voice. But really most people dont need it for VZW since they are superior. WHen I had my kid Iphone I needed wifi to get decent data in my house now I get 3g from VZW 5 bars, to each their own, but its a good idea for those who like thier provider yet want reliable full service connection
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-22-09 06:47 AMLike 0 - I refuse to accept this kind of technology. If the service isn't good where I need it, I'm finding another carrier. I may sound like a greedy tech brat but were getting to the point in capacity and cell industry where the providers need to fill in those dead zones that lie in the suburbs. It's no longer acceptable to only have great coverage in major cities or metropolitan areas. Is this asking to much? It's ashame but were getting spoiled with great coverage in certain areas so when we don't get it in others we pout. I know I do.
I'm guessing the 3 providers doing this for a cheap solution for those complaining about coverage problems in their home.
P.S. I am leaving Sprint soon because of this. Coverage is great in the main city/metro areas but terrible in the suburbs where I live.
That or your home just eats cell signals for breakfast like my friend's house does. Out side the house 5 bars all carriers step in side and you drop to 1 bar and limited to slow text messages only. There is nothing short of one of this home network extenders that will solve this problem. the reason cell signal die in the house is because of all the metal heatshield in the roof blocks most wireless signals.
Just some reasons why they can not cover everywhere subs are a pain dealimg with cities be much more difficult to allow ugly towers going up.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com09-22-09 08:56 AMLike 0 - I refuse to accept this kind of technology. If the service isn't good where I need it, I'm finding another carrier. I may sound like a greedy tech brat but were getting to the point in capacity and cell industry where the providers need to fill in those dead zones that lie in the suburbs. It's no longer acceptable to only have great coverage in major cities or metropolitan areas. Is this asking to much? It's ashame but were getting spoiled with great coverage in certain areas so when we don't get it in others we pout. I know I do.
I'm guessing the 3 providers doing this for a cheap solution for those complaining about coverage problems in their home.
P.S. I am leaving Sprint soon because of this. Coverage is great in the main city/metro areas but terrible in the suburbs where I live.09-22-09 10:07 AMLike 0 -
So yeah, while these services are kind of a ripoff due to paying to use your own bandwidth, this isn't really worse than the other versions.
I got a Sprint Airave sitting in the closet btw if anyone wants it cheap...09-22-09 02:14 PMLike 0 -
- Whats funny is everyone wants the deadzones in the suburbs to be covered by the carriers, but no one wants a cell tower in their neighborhood making it look ugly. Its one or the other, there has been many examples of a carrier trying to build a tower close to or in a residential area, and the neighborhood freaks out and votes it down. You can't get the coverage you seek without towers.10-02-09 05:34 AMLike 0
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