LOL, checkout AT&T flash pitch trying to convince you to buy this.
They actually show someone having to open a window and hang outside to try and make a call on AT&T's lousy network!!!
And their solution is to charge more to use your own internet connection rather than fix coverage!!! Just get Verizon instead and save $20/mo.
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/why/3gmicrocell/
Manbell PAC bell vs cable = why we pay high prices thanks to telco and dsl providers fighting with no govt regulation. What are the speeds. I get 1.2 MB per sec, hardly doubt it's close to that.
Like unsaid in the google says Apple denied, jailbreak and I have free 3g but honesty, while faster than wires moms dsl, it's too slow for me. When AT&T gets good competition prices will fall and speeds will go up. Need at least 1MB per sec too but by thn cabe will be at 3-6MB, this is what wil save them from sinking. Copper just too fast. If AT&T reaches 1MB and becomes cheaper then cable, then maybe, but I dint see that happening I see cabelowering prices and offering fast speeds. What we teLly need Ardmore iPhones with other non AT&T providers to drive down data and voice plans.
Peace.
People, calm down. There is only a monthly fee if you want UNLIMITED minutes on the MicroCell. If you want it to count for your minutes as normal, there is no monthly fee. The FAQ on the website states this.
Subsidization really makes sense because the carrier is using the customer's bandwidth to provide 3G access (sometimes to other users). Charging a monthly fee, in this case $20/month, for the customer to use their own bandwidth to AT&T's customers seems like just a bit of a dick move.
Where did you get that? The story on Engadget says its $20/mo period unless you've bought tons of other AT&T services.
Question:
Do I need to subscribe to an AT&T Unlimited MicroCell Calling feature?
Answer:
While highly recommended for maximum benefit, a subscription to AT&T Unlimited MicroCell Calling is not required. Your normal wireless from AT&T minute plan rates will apply.
WOW....So you have to pay for the device and then pay a monthly fee to help AT&T out? This is really lame and it just proves once again that AT&T just doesn't get it.
I was excited when I first heard about this, but now I know I will pass.
People, calm down. There is only a monthly fee if you want UNLIMITED minutes on the MicroCell. If you want it to count for your minutes as normal, there is no monthly fee. The FAQ on the website states this.
Which I am fine with, because I couldn't use up my minutes if I tried.Just don't talk on the phone enough.
Some commenter on Engadget Mobile, however, is reporting that the device will be $150. Don't know how much validity to give that; just throwing it out there.
YES. Anyone in range benefits. It is NOT just your household use. You've created an AT&T micro-cell tower using up your internet bandwidth and paying AT&T for the privilege.
Convince your neighbor to get it instead. Problem solved. Zero cost.
YES. Anyone in range benefits. It is NOT just your household use. You've created an AT&T micro-cell tower using up your internet bandwidth and paying AT&T for the privilege.
Convince your neighbor to get it instead. Problem solved. Zero cost.
They really want to charge me an additional $20 a month to use my bandwidth to serve me and their other customers rather than building a cell tower?
http://9to5mac.com/microcell-at-t
Wow, the second exclusivity is over, I am O-U-T
Despite living in Chicago--a pretty big market i would think--I have been combating AT&T's terrible coverage, getting almost no reception in my home. This device should be offered at no cost and with an apology.
PEOPLE!
Engadget Mobile reports that AT&T's 3G MicroCell site has gone live as the company is apparently preparing to launch its service that will allow wireless subscribers to utilize their home Internet connection for enhanced voice and data coverage. The news comes on the heels of an anonymous report that service for the new device will cost up to $19.99 per month, although users with either AT&T home phone or Internet service will be charged $9.99 per month and those with both home phone and Internet service from AT&T will be able to utilize the 3G MicroCell service for free.
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Signs of iPhone compatibility with the 3G MicroCell service surfaced in an AT&T carrier settings update issued in early February, and AT&T reportedly confirmed in June a launch of the service by the end of 2009.
Article Link: AT&T 3G MicroCell Site Goes Live, Monthly Fees to Be Up to $19.99?
You do realize how ridiculous this is even if what you say is true. Your unlimited minutes are not using their bandwidth! They are going through your broadband carrier's bandwidth. So you are taking less AT&T resources by using the femtocell, and they want to charge you more for it.
You do realize how ridiculous this is even if what you say is true. Your unlimited minutes are not using their bandwidth! They are going through your broadband carrier's bandwidth. So you are taking less AT&T resources by using the femtocell, and they want to charge you more for it.
Convince your neighbor to get it instead. Problem solved. Zero cost.