Samsung's Ubicell CDMA base station going 3G in 2010
By Ross Miller 
posted Nov 17th 2009 12:27AM
posted Nov 17th 2009 12:27AM
We're all for upping our cell service in-home, so a few cheers to Samsung for upgrading its Ubicell personal CDMA base station to 3G. Joining the femtocell party in 2010, all we know beyond its primary directive is built-in GPS for more accurate E911 calls. Mum's the word on price, carriers, or any more definitive launch date. The last Ubicell (pictured) was launched with Verizon, so nah, we wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this one here followed in its ancestor's footsteps.
Does this mean current models can be upgraded or another one needs to be bought. Don't forget the Airave
Yeah, my wife's Pixi does not have Wi-Fi like my Pre, so EVDO data speeds from Samsung's Ubicell would be welcomed in our signal challeged home.
Hey Ross-
I'm really confused why you said that the first Samsung picocell launched with Verizon when it launched with Sprint, and on top of that the engadget mobile article you linked to about the launch says:
"We figured it was only a matter of time before someone else took Samsung up on its offer of a branded Ubicell for their network, and it seems as if Verizon Wireless will be calling the two spot. After Sprint launched the CDMA femtocell (dubbed AIRAVE) for users with lackluster service at home, the unit was widely regarded as amazing, magnificent and just downright stupendous."
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Unless he edited the post, I think you misread it. He said the *last* ubicell to launch was on Verizon's network. It was. It was the called the Verizon Network Extender, and was essentially the same product Samsung had launched on Sprint's network several months prior.
@theangrygamer
So when he says "tthis one here followed in its ancestor's footsteps," he's implying that Verizon will also launch the 3G one second? That doesn't make any sense- it's the same hardware, it was just launched first by Sprint and second by Verizon. Along those lines it would make more sense for Sprint to launch the 3G version first and thus the Verizon image doesn't really make sense for this article. Especially with this article- http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/07/03/sprint-swaggers-promises-to-be-first-to-release-3g-femtocell-in/
If I say At&t launched the last iPhone it means they were first to market with that model, not someone else came out with it first and they followed up later.