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#1 2009-09-22 6:55 am
- mrreet2001
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AT&T microcells available to the public in select cities.
Woo hoo ... We are one step closer. I am very excited to be able to use the phone in the house regardless if it's raining or not.
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 for unlimited minutes, 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.
According to an AT&T rep in Charlotte, the MicroCell costs $150 and service is free (heck, you're saving AT&T money by using it) unless you sign up for AT&T's "unlimited talk" option, which gives you unlimited minutes of calling over your microcell. That costs an extortionate $20/month, though it also gets you a rebate on your device
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/21/ata … -to-19-99/
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#2 2009-09-22 2:00 pm
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Re: AT&T microcells available to the public in select cities.
Neat dealie, but not available in Boston. Why would that be? Maybe it's not really available anywhere yet?
...not that I really need one now that I've got a 3GS. Signal reliability is worlds better than my original iPhone.
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#3 2009-09-22 3:03 pm
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Re: AT&T microcells available to the public in select cities.
It's avalible somewhere in NC at this point.
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#4 2009-09-22 5:41 pm
Re: AT&T microcells available to the public in select cities.
AT&T has been trying to roll this technology out for a while, along with their "Uverse" DSL/TV/Phone in competition with cable companies. I suspect availability is largely dependant upon area government licensing and third party contracting.
MacRumors also verifies through Engadget that it is available on a trial basis in the Charlotte, NC area (for the geographically challenged, that's roughly in the center of NC, a major banking city in the southeast). This is their "public trial," so don't get your hopes up on that $20 price point, or on having it in your area any time soon.
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#5 2009-09-22 6:06 pm
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Re: AT&T microcells available to the public in select cities.
we have uverse
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