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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[Having to pay as well as buy the device is not happening.  I don't need more minutes, I need a stable connection. <br><br>Roam for the win at 5 bars!<br>Why pay more if you don’t need the unlimited minutes.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 12:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[At first glance, this actually looks better than T-Mo's Wi-Fi at home device. When I asked T-Mo about it, it was $10/month per phone to use. This doesn't use Wi-Fi so you aren't limited to what phones you can use.<br><br>What I want to know is if you are in a non-EVDO area like me, will this thing give you EVDO coverage?<br><br>But I do agree. If you are still using your minutes there should not be a monthly fee. Fee only makes sense if you get unlimited.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr Maze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 1:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[MrMaze - you don't have to pay to use T-Mobile's Wifi thing. What they charge you $10 for is for unlimited minutes when using it.<br><br>If you don't subscribe to the $10 bolt-on, all calls made using the Internet are charged at usual T-Mobile rates. So you can use Wifi to get a stronger signal, at home, at Starbucks, or where-ever else you use Wifi.<br><br>I have a Nokia 6086 and this is exactly how I use it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[squiggleslash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 31st 2008 12:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mr Maze, last time I looked into the specs on this you would only have 1X service at home.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael S]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 3:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sucky.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr Maze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 4:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[I would guess that the reason there is a monthly fee even if you are using plan minutes is that they are subsidizing the Airave box.  The cheapest WiFi routers are manufactured in valumes that range into the tens, possibly hundreds, of millions and they cost $50+ per unit.  I would guess that the unit volumes for the Airaves are pretty low at this point so the unit costs would be much higher than for a WiFi router.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 3:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[They are 100$]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 6:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually, your right and wrong at the same time...<br><br>The ONLY plan that you don't have to add the airave package is if you're on the Simply Everything Plan... This device does NOT give you EVDO, just 1X... I'm sure they have one that does EVDO sitting in a warehouse somewhere waiting to launch at Christmas... My question is, if you're going to be able to take this with you when you travel so you can get unlimited calling and good cell service while you're on the go.. I mean, obviously it's going to be a big thing to carry with you on a trip, but i mean if you're going to be somewhere that doesn't get good cell service then it might be worth taking with you!<br><br>I think we're going to start seeing airave monthly fees dicipate once other providers come out with their own version of this... i mean, TMO's UMA is a joke! I had TMO for a while and it was AWFUL! I had better reception/call clarity just using their towers, which was just as bad!<br><br>I'm optimistic about the outcome of this device for Sprint]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[john.eakin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 7:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[I look at it as paying $100 plus $5 a month for something I'm already paying Sprint (my monthly bill!) to provide.  I think if you have weak signal (I don't know how one would prove this) then you should get the monthly fee waived, and pay much less for the device, or get it free with a one year agreement.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[C.J. Allebach]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 11:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[I got one for free with all service charges waived by calling and asking retentions to correct the issue.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[digiblur]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 12:23AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is the first I've heard of this signal booster thing.  Now this explains why the 5 bar signals we once had in our home area is now depleted to either 1 or no bars at all.  (nodding my head).  Now I understand what Sprint is doing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoldone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 12:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sprint's Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/29/sprints-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-nationwide/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well considering you can get out of your contract easy if the phone service doesn't work in your house, I'd say they're shooting themselves in the foot by charging extra. I can see charging extra for the unlimited minutes but come on, costs extra and still uses your minutes? I'd tell 'em where to shove it. But then again, I'm with AT&T so I should be used to getting raped.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[klitorisaurus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 2:54AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>