I gotta say, this sounds absolutely awesome. I could swear you reviewed the Airave in my condo. I too have that spot near the window where I must run when I get a call. I've been a loyal Sprint customer for a while now and would probably get the Airave if not for the ridiculous price. I get unlimited nationwide calling through Comcast for $20 a month. Might be worth it if the wife hadn't already switched to AT&T.
So you have to pay extra for the device and extra monthly to get better Sprint service in-side the house?
Umm....if someone has sprint service and is not getting good reception, shouldn't Sprint be providing this at no-charge at the first place? I don't understand of customer's buying extra devices and services to get clear reception.
OK, I have a big problem with this lil box. Those of us out in the boonies that get crappy cell signals, also can not get cable internet or DSL. I had astalite for a while and it suxx. I now use Sprint data card with a portable modem. It works much better than the satalite and almost as good as my old cable service (when I lived in town). The problem is, there is no ethernet cable connected to the lil router, and even is there were, wont I be using Sprints service to try and boost Sprints service? That makes no sence. Oh well, I guess I'll just wait for my contract to run out, but I hate to give up my SERO plan. Perhaps I can convince Sprint to build a tower in my back yard. No, they are selling all the cel sites......... Still thinking.....
Why do so many people feel the need to reply to the first comment just so their $.02 goes to the top. It gets really annoying. Wish Engadget would start deleting obviously irrelevant replies to the first poster.
In response to the 1st comment, I'm in the same boat. I'd love to get one of these for my parent's house. They have no service in their home and when the family gets together for holidays we have 3 Sprint users and 0 signal. My parents get unlimited calling for $15 (ironically via Sprint) so they wouldn't replace their home phone for this. I wish they had an unsubsidized price so you didn't have to pay the $5...or, better yet give it to you free as long as you're on contract and are in a poorly covered area. Since this doesn't have EV-DO I can't see paying $150 to keep it.
I wonder if GPS keeps this from working in affilliate territories?
If you're in the sticks without hi-speed and can get a bar or two of signal when you're outdoors -- you would be well served by a cellphone signal extender, such as the zBoost YX500-PCS.
It's a bit saltier at purchase ($230 to $300) but you won't owe anyone a monthly fee.
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I gotta say, this sounds absolutely awesome. I could swear you reviewed the Airave in my condo. I too have that spot near the window where I must run when I get a call. I've been a loyal Sprint customer for a while now and would probably get the Airave if not for the ridiculous price. I get unlimited nationwide calling through Comcast for $20 a month. Might be worth it if the wife hadn't already switched to AT&T.
So you have to pay extra for the device and extra monthly to get better Sprint service in-side the house?
Umm....if someone has sprint service and is not getting good reception, shouldn't Sprint be providing this at no-charge at the first place? I don't understand of customer's buying extra devices and services to get clear reception.
OK, I have a big problem with this lil box. Those of us out in the boonies that get crappy cell signals, also can not get cable internet or DSL. I had astalite for a while and it suxx. I now use Sprint data card with a portable modem. It works much better than the satalite and almost as good as my old cable service (when I lived in town). The problem is, there is no ethernet cable connected to the lil router, and even is there were, wont I be using Sprints service to try and boost Sprints service? That makes no sence. Oh well, I guess I'll just wait for my contract to run out, but I hate to give up my SERO plan. Perhaps I can convince Sprint to build a tower in my back yard. No, they are selling all the cel sites......... Still thinking.....
Why do so many people feel the need to reply to the first comment just so their $.02 goes to the top. It gets really annoying. Wish Engadget would start deleting obviously irrelevant replies to the first poster.
In response to the 1st comment, I'm in the same boat. I'd love to get one of these for my parent's house. They have no service in their home and when the family gets together for holidays we have 3 Sprint users and 0 signal. My parents get unlimited calling for $15 (ironically via Sprint) so they wouldn't replace their home phone for this. I wish they had an unsubsidized price so you didn't have to pay the $5...or, better yet give it to you free as long as you're on contract and are in a poorly covered area. Since this doesn't have EV-DO I can't see paying $150 to keep it.
I wonder if GPS keeps this from working in affilliate territories?
@cacadeltoro
If you're in the sticks without hi-speed and can get a bar or two of signal when you're outdoors -- you would be well served by a cellphone signal extender, such as the zBoost YX500-PCS.
It's a bit saltier at purchase ($230 to $300) but you won't owe anyone a monthly fee.