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First UMA Service Launched

Jun 15, 2005, 12:12 PM by (staff)

British Telecom (BT) today launched a new service called Fusion which seamlessly transfers calls between a cellular network and a home VOIP base station, providing cheaper calls and better reception for mobile subscribers at home. Subscribers will use a Motorola V560 handset which has quad band GSM/GPRS for connecting to cellular networks (sold with a Vodafone subscription) and Class 1 Bluetooth for connecting to a base station up to 100 meters (about 330 feet) away. When the phone comes within range of a paired base station, it transfers calls (even live conversations) from the cell network to the base station, which transmit calls over broadband using VOIP. The reverse happens when a subscriber is on a call and goes out of range.

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Ace2525

Jun 15, 2005, 2:19 PM

Wont this hurt phone companies?

dont u think this will really hurt regular phonec companies like verizon b/c then u can just use ur cell phone in ur house w/o worrying about service so their would be no point in a regular phone line...

diablo1

I bet BT is banking on you using them for your VOIP connection too... The Motorola website says something about "broadband, home phone, and mobile all on one bill." So I think they will try to get you either way... Maybe they will set it up to only...
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elihuspeaks

Ace2525 said:
dont u think this will really hurt regular phonec companies like verizon b/c then u can just use ur cell phone in ur house w/o worrying about service so their would be no point in a regular phone line...

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muchdrama

Ace2525 said:
dont u think this will really hurt regular phonec companies like verizon b/c then u can just use ur cell phone in ur house w/o worrying about service so their would be no point in a regular phone line...

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gtb_ajt

Jun 15, 2005, 1:22 PM

NEATO

😁 If that works really well to have seemless conversations like that, LESS dropped call to deal with !!

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