http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/ Engadget Mobile Comments for AT&T 3G MicroCell trials starting this week, retail in June or later? http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 11:20AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 11:49AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 12:23PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 12:27PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/
Personally I'd rather have unlimited minutes using wifi calling, like T-Mobile, that way you could make free calls from any wifi spot in the world.

At the same time, I almost never use up my anytime minutes and whats left over just piles up on my already substantial rollover minutes. I could see people who make a lot of cell phone calls from home benefiting from this though.]]>Apr 8th 2009 1:59PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 2:06PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/
I have to "pay" extra for "more bar in more places?" ]]>Apr 8th 2009 2:19PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/
For this to be really really useful in a city like SF where everyone has an iPhone but AT & T only has marginal service AT & T should allow users to roam on other user's MicroCell. They could build out a huge neighbor net to make the iPhone into a functional device.

Its sad that I shelled out $300 for the phone, $300 for the T-moble ETF, $30 a month for non existent 3G and I am going to shell out the $200 for this device too. All for a phone that just doesn't work. I'm a sucker.]]>Apr 8th 2009 2:17PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 3:01PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/
"The payment for fully participating in this Trial is $200.00 - you may keep the 3G MicroCell unit at the conclusion of the Trial."]]>Apr 8th 2009 3:43PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 3:03PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 3:57PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 8th 2009 10:25PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/Apr 9th 2009 1:08AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/04/08/atandt-3g-microcell-trials-starting-this-week-retail-in-june-or-l/ Range Of all Cellular Carriar,s Sigplyingnal Reach) GSM TDMA CDMA etc, Many service providers fell short by a mere 20 Miles +or - in building Cell towers due to customer demand being minimal and Cost effectiveness not being feasable, To Run a T-1 Phone Line up to the non-comercialized mountianous Foothills or say, a Micro-Wave Link Just has to only when a Community of a Larger Volume (Like Conifer. Colo) and the I-70 Corridor is it a viable cost effective endevour to Build Cellular Towers for the masses for mobile communications, voice and Data, even Video,.....and only Telco (Telephone Men of Yester year) actually wired to massive numbers of rural America,s Mountain Homes and Cabin's,...only to decline in providing actual DSL in many cases. Dial up is not acceptable When needing high bandwith or DSL speeds for real Resume sending,.. at work at home computer Server based business's,... The alternative has been Satallite Uplink at an inflated cost 100.00 per month Plus, and for a Start-Up Home Business that is a set back as it is Too costly to Small time mom and pop folks in the Hills. AT&T,s 3G Microcell is a great leap forward in the FCC.s efforts to "bring HIGH SPEED DSL and 3G/ & 4G NEXT GENERATION Communications to the overdue RuRAL AMERICA

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