http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/cool?]]>Jul 1st 2008 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
It's too bad I don't have sprint, ATT needs one of these.]]>Jul 1st 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 2nd 2008 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/

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If you're just interested in boosting your signal at home, most industry insider sites suggest you don't need to pay the monthly fee -- but then you'd be using your plan minutes.

You fail at failing.]]>Jul 1st 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
1) Whoever owns the desk had better do a clean up some time soon. My complaint is the last sheet under that pile.

2) Lose the blotter. I mean really, who could work with such a blotter on their desk. No wonder they are not organised, being constantly blinded by that motif an all...

As for the minicell tower, no opinion]]>Jul 1st 2008 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
With apologies to "Field of Dreams" I believe that many people will, indeed, bite: "if you build it, people will come"

I'd really love to know how many others out there share my frustration and would gladly pay a reasonable extra cost to obtain a reliable 5-bar signal at home. I'm ready to open my wallet even though I've been without employment for 3 years!!! I also wonder just how many people have heard about Femtocells. I consider myself reasonably informed when it comes to wireless communications, yet I only learned about Femtocells within the past 6 weeks...while I've experienced poor indoor signals now for years!!! Yep, once broadly publicized, people will "bite"!!

If Sprint does, indeed, beat Verizon in a nationwide release of Femtocells, I can only hope the CTO and the "number-crunchers" within Verizon shake in their boots for fear of a mass exodus to carriers deploying Femtocells.

My inability to make use of paid-for wireless minutes inside my condo forces me to use MCI for long-distance calls, costing an extra $25-$35 per month. Again, I'd have to think that others with similar in-home signal problems are paying $$ to their land-line long-distance carrier. As long as the price for Femtocell service is "reasonable", I firmly believe users will flock to obtain this service.

Brief editorial: after being marketed for 25 years now, it seems that cell coverage should cover 99%+ of the USA with strong, reliable signals that can be accessed both outside and inside buildings/residences!]]>Jul 14th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
Who at Engadget bought an Instinct?

I call shenanigans on THAT. ]]>Jul 1st 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
"It hooks into the customer's existing broadband connection, sending unlimited calls through the Internet."

So if it is a for real hotspot@home replacement that doesn't require a specifically qualified phone (and Sprint CMDA will do?) then you can replace your home line for $15 individual/$30 family per month with this thing? That becomes relevant for some people, especially if your corporate applies to all monthly fees.

]]>Jul 1st 2008 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 2nd 2008 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/You will not be providing boosted coverage to everyone around you because this is not just a CDMA repeater. You can restrict who can use that connection (up to 30 total devices, up to 3 at any one time).]]>Jul 1st 2008 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
No thanks.]]>Jul 1st 2008 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
You are paying for unlimited calling. You can talk all you want day or night and it does not take from your plan minutes. You are not paying for Sprint to use your bandwidth.]]>Jul 21st 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
For someone would already has good coverage inside their home, but want unlimited phone calling this is pretty good.

For someone who has spotty coverage at home this would be good.

For someone who wants to replace their home landline, this would be good.]]>Jul 1st 2008 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
T-Mo implimented a similar idea but utilized the UMA business method. Basically your phone uses your (or anyone elses) existing wireless router to make calls via your internet connection, similar to VOIP, if you will. When your phone connects to a wireless router it then uses that as a cell tower and VIOLA ... full signal depending on how far away from the wireless access point you are. This service comes at an additional cost of $10.00 a month (last i checked) and provides unlimited calls using this method.
Sprint, on the other hand, is trying to sell you ANOTHER electronic device to achieve the same results. The problem with this is...
1. they are selling you another device AND making money off it (why not sell it for manufacturing cost?)
2. you still need to pay the additional $15.00 a month to utilize this device for unlimited calling ( $15 to decongest your network and congest my resources VIA broadband?)
3. you can only utilize your purchased device. unlike the T-Mo method in which you can utilize ANY unsecured router or any secured router that you have the access key for.

After reading this you may think im a T-Mo fan boy ... im actually a Sprint customer ... i just know what makes good business sense and what doesnt.

Just my ideas :0)]]>Jul 1st 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/In terms of paying for the device and paying for the service, the way I see it, the only way this thing would be subsidized at all is if they got you to lock into a long-term contract, and that doesn't sound appealing at all for an accessory that may or may not give you the performance you were looking for.
There's no way you can just give the thing out for free because it costs them something to buy it, market it, brand, ship it, etc., and they only benefit from it if people use it. I'm struggling to think of any pricing model where a company has done something like that (aside from betas). The only thing similar would be something like renting a cable box, I think. I could be wrong though.]]>Jul 1st 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/Jul 1st 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
Of course the big catch with tmobile is you gotta buy a phone that has wifi support which precludes about 90% of all phones out there.]]>Jul 1st 2008 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
Their networks are being overwhelmed with data packets.and this trend will only increase. Most base stations don't have fiber to them, just a couple of T1s so they can get congested very quickly. Ethernet backhaul is also gaining some ground as another way to handle traffic more effectively.]]>Jul 1st 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=549&doc_id=150914&f_src=flffour]]>Jul 1st 2008 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
Also, didn't hear any mention about compatible phones. Is it all WiFi enabled Sprint phones or only certain ones (like T-Mobile's offering with their H@H service)?]]>Jul 1st 2008 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
http://www.sprintenterprise.com/airave/faq.html
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Maybe Sprint isn't evil...]]>Jul 1st 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/sprints-airave-signal-booster-in-the-wild-on-sale-nationwide-t/
Sprint sent a tech out with this backpack device and a wand antenna. He found that my house (along with others in line) fall within a narrow fan of no-service. At 1 mile from the tower, it's about 100' wide. Since there's only about 15 homes in the total length of the fan and I'm the only one with Sprint (9 others left for AT&T due to lack of service), Sprint has fallen back on their TOS and that they don't guarentee residential service. On top of that, the clause does not allow for breaking out of the 2-year contract without fees.

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http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/
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