Comments on: Video: BlackBerry 8320, when WiFi adds absolutely nothing to the user experience http://www.intomobile.com/2007/09/23/video-blackberry-8320-when-wifi-adds-absolutely-nothing-to-the-user-experience.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:02:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Charles http://www.intomobile.com/2007/09/23/video-blackberry-8320-when-wifi-adds-absolutely-nothing-to-the-user-experience.html/comment-page-1/#comment-235913 Charles Fri, 30 May 2008 15:01:47 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/09/23/video-blackberry-8320-when-wifi-adds-absolutely-nothing-to-the-user-experience.html#comment-235913 Wi-Fi actually adds a lot to this phone when used in conjunction with the Hotspot@Home program from T-mobile. This feature costs $19.95 (or $9.95 if you read some threads on Slickdeals.net) and it allows you to make all calls via VOIP instead of through Cell towers. I have very poor cell coverage in my home, but with Hotspot@Home, I can make calls from home very nicely. Audio quality is always great and all calls, both national and International are completely free. Frankly, I think that's a HUGE benefit. I'm on my phone for business almost 8 hours per day using it via this UMA connection. Now, in terms of Internet surfing speed, you won't see much of a different, but again, the real benefit is using VOIP to make calls, not Internet surfing. Wi-Fi actually adds a lot to this phone when used in conjunction with the Hotspot@Home program from T-mobile. This feature costs $19.95 (or $9.95 if you read some threads on Slickdeals.net) and it allows you to make all calls via VOIP instead of through Cell towers.

I have very poor cell coverage in my home, but with Hotspot@Home, I can make calls from home very nicely. Audio quality is always great and all calls, both national and International are completely free.

Frankly, I think that’s a HUGE benefit. I’m on my phone for business almost 8 hours per day using it via this UMA connection.

Now, in terms of Internet surfing speed, you won’t see much of a different, but again, the real benefit is using VOIP to make calls, not Internet surfing.

]]> By: Rich http://www.intomobile.com/2007/09/23/video-blackberry-8320-when-wifi-adds-absolutely-nothing-to-the-user-experience.html/comment-page-1/#comment-173671 Rich Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:55:01 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/09/23/video-blackberry-8320-when-wifi-adds-absolutely-nothing-to-the-user-experience.html#comment-173671 :twisted: your wrong. MY blackberry curve with UMA wifi works WAY FASTER than any ATT edge. so something with your router is "fucked up". the bb with wifi on TMO is amazingly fast. :twisted:
your wrong. MY blackberry curve with UMA wifi works WAY FASTER than any ATT edge. so something with your router is “fucked up”. the bb with wifi on TMO is amazingly fast.

]]> By: robj http://www.intomobile.com/2007/09/23/video-blackberry-8320-when-wifi-adds-absolutely-nothing-to-the-user-experience.html/comment-page-1/#comment-70755 robj Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:22:04 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/09/23/video-blackberry-8320-when-wifi-adds-absolutely-nothing-to-the-user-experience.html#comment-70755 you arent going to be able to test the speeds of each device correctly because each network has different routes to the site.. where as edge could go through an at&t backbone to whatever site your cablemodem maybe going through a whole other series of ip's.. you arent going to be able to test the speeds of each device correctly because each network has different routes to the site.. where as edge could go through an at&t backbone to whatever site your cablemodem maybe going through a whole other series of ip’s..

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