AT&T Testing Femtocells
Dec 9, 2008, 1:29 PM by Eric M. Zeman
AT&T is currently testing femtocell products and hopes to have them in trial markets by next year. Femotcells are connected to a home's broadband Internet connection and boost in-home cellular wireless signals where it otherwise might be weak or lacking. Sprint debuted such a product and service, called the Airave, earlier this year. AT&T didn't say which hardware manufacturer would make its femtocell, nor what sort of rate plans it would provide.
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Why this is awesome (even with a monthly charge)
For all of you who bit ch and complain aboit everything understand where and how cell phones came to be. cell phones are not meant for penetration of buildings but for mobile use outside of brick and mortar. everyone complains about dropped calls and bad reception in there homes but aren't willing to pay $10 dollars a month. give me a break. now you can get rid of your home-phone with a guaranty that the cell will work. do you pay less then $10 a month for home phone. Oh yea if it was at&t choice they would have a tower everywhere but idiots like you will complain about how ugly they are.
THANK YOU AT&T FOR THINKING AHEAD
THANK YOU AT&T FOR THINKING AHEAD
htimsabbub23 said:
cell phones are not meant for penetration of buildings but for mobile use outside of brick and mortar. everyone complains about dropped calls and bad reception in there homes
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I'm not even sure where to begin with this post. First of all, you are right, cell phones never were designed for in-building use. And that's the last part about which you were correct. AT&T is not thinking ahead, they are in fact one of the last ...
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At what price?
Femtocells are a great idea, but why do carriers think they can charge a monthly premium for them?
1 - If carriers provided adequate tower coverage, femtocells wouldn't be necessary. So they should provide them for free to get new customers.
2 - Femtocells use the customer's own already-paid-for Broadband IP service, so carriers have lower costs because they don't have to carry traffic on their own network.
1 - If carriers provided adequate tower coverage, femtocells wouldn't be necessary. So they should provide them for free to get new customers.
2 - Femtocells use the customer's own already-paid-for Broadband IP service, so carriers have lower costs because they don't have to carry traffic on their own network.
because carriers have to pay for R&D... they have to test the products 10 months in b4 the customer can even HOPE to see the thing on the door step. They just want to see a profit, Obama isnt president yet there still is something called a FREE MARKE...
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monterey86 said:...
Femtocells are a great idea, but why do carriers think they can charge a monthly premium for them?
1 - If carriers provided adequate tower coverage, femtocells wouldn't be necessary. So they should provide them
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Sadly, AT&T will probably use Sprint's model: charge an inflated flat fee (try saying that three times fast 😁 ) for the device, then a money grubbing monthly fee - I'd guess at least $10.
Ah, but that's just me being pessimistic because I work fo...
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Great for Buildings
I have an interior office of a building and do not receive an cell coverage. Adding Femtocells to my network would be a great solution.
