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In-home cell 'tower' linked to Internet boosts service for $100, plus $5 monthly
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 12, 2008 - 8:31am
Last updated: November 12, 2008 - 8:32am
Last updated: November 12, 2008 - 8:32am
Source: Toledo Blade
Author: Jon Chavez
IN-HOME CELL 'TOWER' LINKED TO INTERNET BOOSTS SERVICE FOR $100, PLUS $5 MONTHLY
For just $100, plus $5 a month, anyone in metro Toledo can now have his or her very own cell phone tower at home. Worry not, though. The "tower" is a new piece of technology about the size of a small telephone book and designed to handle cell phone traffic only in a house or apartment. The technology is offered now by one cellular company, Sprint Nextel, and next year its rivals are expected to do the same.
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This is seems to be the s
This is seems to be the same service offered as a wifi phone except the technology is cellular (it relies on a femtocell that connects to the web & you have to buy web access separately). Moreover, it is more expensive than the wifi, because you have to pay a monthly fee on top of your broadband fee. The only advantage I can see is that you don't have to buy a wifi phone.