T-Mobile Wing + T-Mobile WiFi
Wing was released this evening, and it supports wifi... :]
T-Mobile is supposedly soon to be rolling out "T-Mobile Hotspot @ Home", or something along those lines; Supposedly it's Wifi connectivity anywhere(?)...
Now my question is... If T-Mobile gets WiFi up before/near Cingular, is it possible that we could also be getting the iPhone? I highly doubt it, considering Apple has an "exclusive contract" with Cingular, but then again, as did Motorola with the Razr.
And speaking of Razrs, has anyone else checked out the Razr2? What are the chances of us getting that one first?
T-Mobile is supposedly soon to be rolling out "T-Mobile Hotspot @ Home", or something along those lines; Supposedly it's Wifi connectivity anywhere(?)...
Now my question is... If T-Mobile gets WiFi up before/near Cingular, is it possible that we could also be getting the iPhone? I highly doubt it, considering Apple has an "exclusive contract" with Cingular, but then again, as did Motorola with the Razr.
And speaking of Razrs, has anyone else checked out the Razr2? What are the chances of us getting that one first?
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Hotspot @ Home is not wifi connectivity anywhere. It is a way for customers to use their phone to make calls over their existing home WiFi network as opposed to using a tower or at local Hotspots like Borders and Starbucks.
Even though the Wing supports WiFi, it won't work with HotSpot @ Home other than to connect to the internet via the WiFi. If you have no coverage at home you still won't, but you'll be able to surf the net with your phone. The phone has to be a UMA phone to work with the system. Check out the phones list and you'll see the Nokia 6136 and the Samsung t709. These are the only phones so far that will work with Hotspot @ Home.
Even though the Wing supports WiFi, it won't work with HotSpot @ Home other than to connect to the internet via the WiFi. If you have no coverage at home you still won't, but you'll be able to surf the net with your phone. The phone has to be a UMA phone to work with the system. Check out the phones list and you'll see the Nokia 6136 and the Samsung t709. These are the only phones so far that will work with Hotspot @ Home.
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Thanks for clearing that up.
So, if we use Hotspot @ Home, will we be charged an additional fee? If so, it doesn't seem like much sense...?
With the exception of the Nokia and Samsung, do you which other phones we'll be getting that work with wifi?
So, if we use Hotspot @ Home, will we be charged an additional fee? If so, it doesn't seem like much sense...?
With the exception of the Nokia and Samsung, do you which other phones we'll be getting that work with wifi?
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yes there will be an extra charge, probably like 30 dollars, what we are trying to do is replace home landlines...all you would need is one phone to make calls from your house or any hot spot location unlimited with the feature attached to your account...the wing is not a uma phone so you wouldnt be able to use it with hot spot @ home
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Now I'm really confused...
Don't you kind of need a land line for dsl...?
How is T-Mobile planning on selling this?
Don't you kind of need a land line for dsl...?
How is T-Mobile planning on selling this?
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You need a landline for DSL, but not for cable internet.
Specifically to my area HotSpot @ Home is going to open up a whole section of the state that has no coverage. We have one town that if a customer tells us that's where they live we don't even do a PCC for them because the entire town has absolutely no coverage for T-Mobile. It's like there's a huge transparent wall that repels cell service in the town. Verizon only gets 2 bars max in any given area of the town. It's bad.
Specifically to my area HotSpot @ Home is going to open up a whole section of the state that has no coverage. We have one town that if a customer tells us that's where they live we don't even do a PCC for them because the entire town has absolutely no coverage for T-Mobile. It's like there's a huge transparent wall that repels cell service in the town. Verizon only gets 2 bars max in any given area of the town. It's bad.
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Ahhh! I didn't even think about the areas without coverage. That makes sense!
Do you think a lot of people will buy into it? How would it be marketed?
Do you think a lot of people will buy into it? How would it be marketed?
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Ok Jarethsgirl almost has it.
To use a UMA phone on your home wifi network, it is free! Now you can pay $20 a month to have UNLIMITED calls on your Wifi network any T-mobile hotspot(and if someone has an unsecured network). It will work with exsisting wireless routers, but T-Mo is coming out with specially desinged ones that optimize battery life and signal. You will be able to seemlessly jump from wifi to wireless.
Now the $20 unlimited plan is an option. You can just use an UMA phone for perfect signal at home.
Its ment to replace a persons home phone, to be an all-in-one. One number, one phonebook, one phone.
To use a UMA phone on your home wifi network, it is free! Now you can pay $20 a month to have UNLIMITED calls on your Wifi network any T-mobile hotspot(and if someone has an unsecured network). It will work with exsisting wireless routers, but T-Mo is coming out with specially desinged ones that optimize battery life and signal. You will be able to seemlessly jump from wifi to wireless.
Now the $20 unlimited plan is an option. You can just use an UMA phone for perfect signal at home.
Its ment to replace a persons home phone, to be an all-in-one. One number, one phonebook, one phone.
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actually you dont need a home landline to have dsl...you just need the port in which it is plugged into...quest offers it as just dsl internet, no need for a landline though
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As far as getting the razr 2 first...probably not very good.
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/moto_razr2/index ... »
there's a cingular sim card in the phone...and we all know how much cingular loves exclusives.
a whole lot of good getting the exclusive on the rizr was... sarcasm
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/moto_razr2/index ... »
there's a cingular sim card in the phone...and we all know how much cingular loves exclusives.
a whole lot of good getting the exclusive on the rizr was... sarcasm
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Those BASTARDS! (Just Kidding)
Seriously though, the Razr2 seems like it'll be a lot better than the other versions; i.e., V3i, V3maxx, V3t, Rizr...
Blah!
Seriously though, the Razr2 seems like it'll be a lot better than the other versions; i.e., V3i, V3maxx, V3t, Rizr...
Blah!
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OMG can we kill the RIZR?! I've had almost all of the ones I've sold come back. It freezes when you try to do more than one thing at a time. Don't even think about trying to add another Fave while the first one is pending.
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Fear The Cubans said:
As far as getting the razr 2 first...probably not very good.
https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/moto_razr2/index ... »
there's a cingular sim card in the phone...and we all know how much cingular loves exclusives.
a whole lot of good getting the exclusive on the rizr was... sarcasm
T-Mobile "might" get the RAZR2 before Cingular/AT&T. Why? Because the first version is going to be the V8, which is a quadband GSM/EDGE phone, which has an estimated release date sometime in July. The V9, which adds HSDPA, will be released sometime in the 3rd quarter, which Cingular will probably pick up.
Also, BTW, just because there was a Cingular SIM card in ...
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