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Engadget has some hands on time with the new service. The concept is simple, if your at home and have wifi why not use it to make cell phone calls? First you’ll need a router, T-Mobile gives you a choice of either a Linksys WRT56G-TM or some D-Link piece of trash, take the Linksys. Next you need a cellphone with WiFi, the only two models being offered are the Nokia 6086 and Samsung’s T409. Last you need to pay an extra $10 a month for this convenience.
Does it work well? They were impressed, but I’m certainly not. You know how annoying a bright light bulb is at night when all the bugs tend to gravitate toward it and proceed to eat pounds of your flesh? Well imagine what your local Starbucks is going to look like with hundreds of teenagers squatting just to make free phone calls. Does your child spend the majority of their day at home or the mall? Get them HotSpot@Home and a few free Mocha Latte coupons.
One more thing, what about us WiFi toting T-Mobile customers using an unlocked, imported handset. Something tells me we’re shafted.
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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