T-mo VOIP in Germany
I know they were running this on the front page the other day, but wanted to see what you guys thought about this.
According to the story
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/03/13/76353_HNtm ... »
the wifi voip service will only work with the T-Mo hotspots, and not with home networks. I really have to ask what is the point then? I get almost no service at home, to the point where my phone will not reliably ring if someone calls, my wife's phone gets no service at all. At home is where this would bridge the service gap for many ppl. Most of the t-mo hotspots that I know of are in places that get great coverage, and there is no reason to double up by using the internet.
Questions, comments, verbal abuse?
According to the story
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/03/13/76353_HNtm ... »
the wifi voip service will only work with the T-Mo hotspots, and not with home networks. I really have to ask what is the point then? I get almost no service at home, to the point where my phone will not reliably ring if someone calls, my wife's phone gets no service at all. At home is where this would bridge the service gap for many ppl. Most of the t-mo hotspots that I know of are in places that get great coverage, and there is no reason to double up by using the internet.
Questions, comments, verbal abuse?
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I'm sure that's coming... I don't know how a WiFi-enabled phone would work on my home wireless with both WEP & MAC address filter applied to the router...
The problem I (not so much problem because I don't care) have is the idea of this will take capacity issues off T-Mo's cellular network and apply it to their WiFi network. It's basically a freebie. You're still paying for the great coverage & service you'd expect but it's being passed along to a WiFi (that's normally free at a Starbucks) network.
You'll have to forgive me because I've never used a T-Mo hotspot... In the hotels I've stayed in and other coffee-houses I've been to have all run on a Linksys router (the kind you get at Best Buy), not their commercial Cisco ones...
The problem I (not so much problem because I don't care) have is the idea of this will take capacity issues off T-Mo's cellular network and apply it to their WiFi network. It's basically a freebie. You're still paying for the great coverage & service you'd expect but it's being passed along to a WiFi (that's normally free at a Starbucks) network.
You'll have to forgive me because I've never used a T-Mo hotspot... In the hotels I've stayed in and other coffee-houses I've been to have all run on a Linksys router (the kind you get at Best Buy), not their commercial Cisco ones...
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mr_c0w said:
the wifi voip service will only work with the T-Mo hotspots, and not with home networks. I really have to ask what is the point then? I get almost no service at home, to the point where my phone will not reliably ring if someone calls, my wife's phone gets no service at all. At home is where this would bridge the service gap for many ppl. Most of the t-mo hotspots that I know of are in places that get great coverage, and there is no reason to double up by using the internet.
Questions, comments, verbal abuse?
Hmm, I think there may be some miscommunication here. My understanding is that the service launching in Germany is SIP service geared toward business users. This service would includ...
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From what info I have gleamed, They will be rolling out the service in September, and initially it will be called "T-Mobile Home". You will be provided with a T-Mobile branded router (at a local Corp store) and be charged a small extra fee per month (which they are still figuring out). From what I know, the MDA, SDA and yet to be released Samsung are the only phones as of now that will support the service. Also, UMTS/HSDPA coverage is expected to go on line early next year, I know they are working hard at that as well.
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From what I have been hearing through TMobile is that should be able to run on your current router and other unsecured access points. I'm also hearing that it's SIP and not UMA.
Potentially in the future there will be the capability of using it in secured access points such as hotels and other hotspot providers.
Something I'd like to see is a combination cell/wifi service plan. Where you pay for a certain number of cellular minutes and have an add-on for unlimited WiFi minutes.
What do you think about that idea?
Potentially in the future there will be the capability of using it in secured access points such as hotels and other hotspot providers.
Something I'd like to see is a combination cell/wifi service plan. Where you pay for a certain number of cellular minutes and have an add-on for unlimited WiFi minutes.
What do you think about that idea?
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