August 15th, 2007 | by Damon Brown
T-Mobile has struck an innovative, affordable idea with its @Home services, but a couple wrinkles need to be ironed out.
Highs: Seamlessly switches between Wi-Fi and GSM network; relatively affordable
Lows: Only compatible with two very average phones; T-Mobile encourages purchasing/using a proprietary home router for service
VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, has been around for years now, but T-Mobile is quick to say that its T-Mobile @Home service is different. More accurately, T-Mobile @Home is a hybrid of cell phone service and wireless calling. In short, T-Mobile would like to consolidate all your phone use into one phone. Not a bad idea, but how smoothly does it handle the transitions between wireless network and cell tower? And how much is it going to cost you? Read the review to find out
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by Les Persicke on January 11, 2008:
“I have been using T-Mobile's Hotspot@home since it was introduced. It has been one continuous problem with dropped calls, cells refusing to connect and more. To this date I have had 3 replacment Nokia 8086 units and tried 3 different routers, including the...” More...