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T-Mobile’s signature Wi-Fi calling service is becoming an even more tempting offer; as expected, the U.S. carrier’s partner recently announced that any UMA-enabled smartphone with an Even More or Even More Plus plan can talk over a local Wi-Fi network without it counting towards their monthly minutes (as was the case previously). UMA services are…
T-Mobile’s been pioneering UMA service for a while now. Known as T-Mobile HotSpot @Home, the service allows compatible WiFi-enabled mobile phones to use a WiFi network to make voice calls rather than the T-Mobile wireless network. The service has apparently shown enough success in the consumer space that T-Mobile USA has decided to bring its…
The Nokia 7510 has been sitting pretty on T-Mobile south of the border for awhile now, but here in Canada, Rogers has just picked it up. I played with one briefly at CES when it was first announced, and though it’s just a simple little flip at its core, there are a few cool features.…
T-Mobile could find themselves in some hot water as patent-holder Calypso Wireless begins legal actions to protect their cellular-to-Wi-Fi handoff technology. T-Mobile’s HotSpot@Home lets subscribers have unlimited calling when using their Wi-Fi-capable handset within their home Wi-Fi network, or when using one of T-Mobile’s thousands of hotspots across the U.S. The tricky part is making…
Orange has announced the launch of the world’s first 3G unlicensed mobile access (UMA) platform, opening up a new world of multimedia services to its Unik customers. Launching first with two exclusive Orange handsets from Samsung and Sony Ericsson, UMA and 3G network technology will be combined in one device for the very first time.…
As part of T-Mobile’s push to rid our fair country of landlines in favor of wireless-based VoIP solutions, T-Mobile has just announced another @Home trial in Dallas and Seattle. The HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Home Phone plan allows T-Mobile wireless subscribers to ditch their traditional hardwired phones in favor of a Linksys WRTU54G router. The…
A little while ago, Stefan told us about T-mobile’s newly-launched HotSpot @Home Service. Subscribers to the service may be getting another choice of router soon. The FCC just outed the new T-mobile HotSpot @Home router – the Linksys WRTU54G. And, as all new models should do, this one bumps up the specs with dual SIM…