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monterey gourmet makes a mean sandwich.]]>Jan 30th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
Their world HQ is located off 202 right there, prolly why it's in the shot.]]>Jan 30th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/]]>Jan 30th 2009 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 31st 2009 3:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/1 It supported standard BT headsets
2 It supported multiline pbx or switches
3 It had no subscription fee
4 It supported bridges or repeaters for greater distance from the base

While I respect improvements in land line technology - this doesn't seem to have the right mix to make people say - yes, I'm keeping my land line phone.]]>Jan 30th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
My initial thought is that it should be more like a Cisco IP phone device. Allow my to "log into" the house/office phone with my cell phone number. Then all calls go to my house first while I am there, lets me check my voicemail, etc. Then I can "log out" when I leave and call will go to my cell. Or better yet, use my phones GPS to know when I am in the house and when I'm not, that why the house phone rings first. Should do the same for my wife's phone/multiple numbers.

No-one needs another phone service or phone number - especially at $35/month.

b]]>Jan 30th 2009 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Apr 25th 2009 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
Maybe $10]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/

on another note, seriously, this thing shows trailers and the best you could come up with was Bride Wars....]]>Jan 30th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
calls from the hub to domestic locations are unlimited.
calls to or from the other vzw MTNs on the account are unlimited.
hub pricing includes unlimited sms and mms
ties into chaperone service
simultaneous ring- use your hub TN as your only TN and calls will ring on up to three phones and your hub at the same time
simultaneous ring, call forwarding and other calling features are set up simply and visually on the screen not through # or * dialing codes
nearly all controls and features are available from MyVerizon website- check your family hub calendar while you're not at home
sms calendar alerts to your cell
even if you don't have vz navigator you can send addresses and TNs from the directory look up
V-Cast video-like service with hub specific content
traffic updates in 30 major markets
at only $10 more than vonage and most cable provider voip with way more features pricing is pretty reasonable.
]]>Jan 30th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/POTS converted to wireless...

if you could have something like this & it be treated as just an added line then it might be worth it... but not $250 + $35 @ month...]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/iriver-announces-wave-home-multimedia-communication-device/

Maybe they're trying to get it out the door before the Wave-Home hits the market?]]>Jan 30th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
Now that's actually kinda cool if I'm reading that right. Basically, I could attach my cell number to this device and when I have an incoming call, it would ring both my cell phone AND the hub phone?

If that's the case, how do things work for text messages. Say I don't have a text plan on my cell plan, but this has unlimited text messages included in the fee but I'm using the same phone number. Will I get charged for every incoming text message on my cell phone even though there's unlimited on the hub?

The fee may be worth it IF it adds services to your cell phone as well. If that $35 fee added unlimited text messages to my cell plan as well as the hub when they are sharing a number, that's an incentive to have it. If they could sweeten the pot even further and add in VZNavigator to your cell handsets if you subscribe to the hub, it instantly puts this phone in a better value position than any other VOIP phone service for VZ Wireless customers.

I'll echo the statement that I would be awesome if this could be used as terminal to stream from verizon's multiroom DVR on FIOS. It could become an instant kitchen TV.]]>Jan 30th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 13th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/and two extra handsets. The base pairs with my cell by Bluetooth.

http://att.onlinephonestore.com/details/3554-7166/ATT-DECT-6.0-Cordless-Phones-TL92278.html

Now my home number only runs $9.99 a month and I can take my home phone on vacation if I want.

Verizon missed the mark on this one big time. ]]>Jan 30th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 25th 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
I transfered my home (land line) number to the old cell. That cell phone is paired by Bluetooth to the AT&T Base Unit. All calls that come in on my "home" (cell) ring on my 4 AT&T wireless phones (base +3 extensions).

When I go on vacation I just pick up the "home" number cell and take it with me. When I return home, the AT&T Base unit detects that the Bluetooth paired home cell is back in range and reconnects automatically.]]>Feb 25th 2009 8:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
Verizon, resistive is so 1997]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 31st 2009 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/
In fact, this product doesn't seem to offer anything useful to a current Verizon Wireless customer. Sure maps are nice, but I'd rather just boot-up my laptop and print them rather then paying $35 a month PLUS the VZ Navigator fee. It simply does not make sense at all much less in the current economic climate. ]]>Jan 30th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/30/verizon-hub-hands-on-and-impressions/Jan 30th 2009 4:36PM