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Hype Sheet: Welcome to Jimmy's HotSpot @Home

xelencin — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:57:21 EDT

@CaseyG: T-Mobile requires you to register an e911 address in their billing system to use this service, similar to how Vonage and other VoIP phone companies work.

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discountbob — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:21:20 EDT

As to your obvious question, no, you do not have to purchase a T-Mobile router for this service. However, T-Mobile claims that their routers help save batter life on your phone by not requiring the phone to consistently search for the router.

What I personally don't like about their ads is that they never specifically say calls placed on open wi-fi networks are free. They only say calls placed from T-Mobile Hot Spot locations are. I imagine this is for simplicity's sake, but I'm choosing to wait until bills come out before I believe calls placed on open wi-fi networks are unlimited.

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SpringDay7 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:25:54 EDT

"Rip-Off Of Those Bud Light commercials"

That's because the person behind the ads at Publicis West used to work on the Bud Light account. Apparently he's a bit thin in the originality department. This is what happens when the CEO ignores his marketing department and lets the agency control the branding.

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reck17 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:57:29 EDT

I have one of these phones, got it for free at the promotion they had last week... The wi-fi calling is kind of laggy, but it works on any wi-fi network you have permission to connect to. The standard GSM works fine for me, but I live in a city so I get good service from any provider wherever I am. The only thing wi-fi adds is that it kills the battery on the phone faster. I already don't have a landline, but if I were to live somewhere where I didn't have cell service, then this would be a good deal...

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Jumpking04 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:05:28 EDT

Well first of all. I pay close to $120 for 2 phones and a data plan. If they gave me the same price for HotSpot @ home and the data plan without having to be in a hotspot enabled area I would definetly pay for it.
Now so far i havent gone over my minutes. When HS comes back into session im probably going to be going over my minutes like crazy. So jeah they'll probably going to be adding a Blackberry, and the new Dash on the HotSpot @ home list seeing as how popular the old Dash did with MyFaves and the Blackberry phones have always been popular.
I say that was probably one of the smartest marketing schemes done thus far this year.
If they do with this like they did with MyFaves then dam they're going to have a good pony that will probably lead them to have one of the BEST NETWORKS IN THE UNITED STATES. Yes i said it. Lets see T-Mobile is popular for texting, internet, and of course their minutes.
Now what they should do is come out with a hybrid router that serves as a hotspot router, reg. modem, and of course a SERVICE TOWER.
Imagine the possiblities. Aww i dont have hotspot but i have perfect reception within a 200 feet radius of your house. Dam this owns. Now if one person every 200 feet has a T-Mobile phone there will be very few spots that you wont be covered by T-Mobile.
Probably the smartest thing they've done.
If i was working for T-Mobile i would get a promotion for that idea.
And i can almost bet money that they're going to go in a similar direction.

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strider_mt2k — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:36:05 EDT

I got yer jimmy...

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infmom — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:13:46 EDT

@CaseyG: Gen-Y trendoids don't acknowledge the need for such mundane nonelectronic entities as the fire department. Problem solved.

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CaseyG — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:08:57 EDT

If your house is on fire, and you call 911 from a land line, you'll have firefighters there in three minuts (I got lucky, they were nearby, and were there in thirty seconds).

If your house is on fire, and you call 911 from a cell phone, you'll be *on hold* for three minutes. When the firefighters get the word, there's a *strong* chance they'll be in the right district to come to your house. If so, they'll be at your house in three more minutes.

You can get "lifeline" service for $6 a month. Beyond real 911 access, it lets you call when the cell signal's bad or your battery's dead, and it gives you a number to put in web forms for companies you don't trust with your T-Mobile(tm) HotSpot(sm) @(r)Home(c) number.

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EQC — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:53:44 EDT

sybaritic? Sounds to me like somebody got a word-a-day calendar! :)

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PhysicsMan — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:50:34 EDT

Meh, its certainly no Japanese windows 3.1 commercial...

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Geisrud — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:48:24 EDT

I take that back. Only problem I see is that there's guys in there.

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Geisrud — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:45:23 EDT

Only problem I see is there's another guy in there with him.

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solo3 — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:44:34 EDT

The first mobile phone to have Wi-Fi? What about the iPhone? I think T-Mobile has really lost it ...

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