Friday, April 04, 2008

Verizon Promises In-Home Cell Boosters This Year, But For How Much? [Cellphones]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/263350806/verizon-promises-in+home-cell-boosters-this-year-but-for-how-much

Airvana_Femtocells.jpgFemtocell, femtocell, femtocell. Get used to it, because it's a word you'll be hearing a lot of from now on. Yesterday, Verizon Wireless promised to offer broadband-connected mini cell towers (yep, femtocells) to customers in 2008. We're told that products such as the EV-Do model just introduced by Motorola and Airvana are intended for home use, not just in offices. There will be a cost of some kind for the hardware, possibly along the same lines as your monthly cable-box fee. The question is, how much more will you pay to get guaranteed cell voice and data reception in your home? [AP]