Vodafone and Telecom to trial mini Cell sites for your Living room

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mckenndk

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#73371 13-Dec-2010 08:36

http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/chris-keall/telecom-joins-vodafone-testing-cell-site-your-living-room

This could fix the problem but what will it do to the broadband data cap.

old3eyes

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#416366 13-Dec-2010 08:46

If the carriers give them away for free fine but if you have pay extra for a service that a carrier should be supplying as a part of your fone use cost then no..

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#416374 13-Dec-2010 09:02

old3eyes: If the carriers give them away for free fine but if you have pay extra for a service that a carrier should be supplying as a part of your fone use cost then no..

It really depends exactly what purpose you're using the Femto for. Many people regard them as simply a way of fixing dodgy coverage areas which is quite a narrow view of what they do.

Here in NZ we're lucky enough to have two nationwide 3G networks, however in the UK Vodafone found a surprising number of people buying the devices simply to deliver 3G coverage into areas that currently have GSM coverage.

Likewise they can improve capacity and also have the ability to offload data of the cellular network. There are examples of companies in the UK who now rely on mobile devices and 3G. The ability to let these devices connect to a femto and deliver fantastic 3G speeds has advantages and means they can infact be used as a replacement for WiFi in the office.

There are also aspects of UMA which are also appealing meaning that you can offload voice to a local PBX while within range of a femtocell.

NonprayingMantis

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#416381 13-Dec-2010 09:13

to the OP, you do realise this article is from July 2009? - over 18 months ago.

johnr

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#416384 13-Dec-2010 09:17

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/4450469/Mini-cellsites-may-lead-to-new-Vodafone-packages

mckenndk

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#416385 13-Dec-2010 09:17

NonprayingMantis: to the OP, you do realise this article is from July 2009? - over 18 months ago.

I read about it in the paper this morning that was the closest artical I could find but did not check the dates

mckenndk

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#416394 13-Dec-2010 09:43

Found the artical
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/4450469/Mini-cellsites-may-lead-to-new-Vodafone-packages

nakedmolerat

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#416713 13-Dec-2010 20:09

old3eyes: If the carriers give them away for free fine but if you have pay extra for a service that a carrier should be supplying as a part of your fone use cost then no..

i would love to have this in my house and happy to pay for it if required. good reception is a priority to me since i dont have landline.

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hamish225

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#416800 13-Dec-2010 22:28

so, in the uk do they charge you for data that goes through this device? like off you mobile plan?

since its using YOUR bandwidth i dont think they should...

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