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Ddeere2 · 07-31-2008, 1:01 PM

Sprint Nextel Corp. customers can get better wireless coverage in their homes or offices with the Sprint AIRAVE by Samsung, to launch Aug. 17. The product is the first commercially available femtocell, a mini cell tower that works with any Sprint phone and a broadband Internet connection, Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Telecommunications America LLC said in a Wednesday release. The devices, which will be available at Sprint stores nationwide for $99.99, create a licensed signal to improve wireless coverage as much as 5,000 square feet.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascit...8/daily30.html

This is awesome, to bad they charge you for using it. 4.99 a month and if you don't want to use your minutes, it cost another 10.00 dollars a month or 20.00 for families.

budney · 07-31-2008, 2:23 PM

Pricing dose not seem bad at all, cheaper then having a landline. If I do move back to SoCal I will have to try this. Sprint's signal inside my uncle's house is barely usable.

Yankees368 · 08-02-2008, 2:22 AM

woo hoo! ordered my airave from Sprint today for FREE with no monthly service fees. About time!

Ddeere2 · 08-02-2008, 3:08 AM

Nice! How did you get away from the fees?

Yankees368 · 08-02-2008, 1:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ddeere2

Nice! How did you get away from the fees?

Simply call retentions and ask for one. That is all.

budney · 08-02-2008, 2:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Yankees368

woo hoo! ordered my airave from Sprint today for FREE with no monthly service fees. About time!

Because you got such a great deal. You are now forced to write a review on this product.

larry · 08-02-2008, 4:04 PM

I have already seen a couple of early reviews and so far so good. I might just pick one of these up myself in the near future so that I can get better incoming call reliability because of my NID border situation.

Ddeere2 · 08-02-2008, 5:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Yankees368

Simply call retentions and ask for one. That is all.

Sneaky Sneaky. Lol. Like budney said, since you got an awesome deal. we'll be waiting for your review on it. I was a little skeptical on how it will work because its made by samsung and people always complain about their phones.

Yankees368 · 08-03-2008, 2:21 AM

Well I got an order confirm email from Sprint today, but UPS dosent even have that info yet. I am hoping to have it by the end of the week. And, I will HAPPILY write a review, as I have been waiting for this damn thing to come out for years.

Bill Clinton · 08-04-2008, 4:03 AM

Does anyone know if a call could be handed off between two Airaves? One of these things won't cover my house so would Sprint let me have 2 and would it make any sense to do that or should I get one and just stay in the rooms it covers?

Out of curiosity would Sprint MVNO's be able to use the Airave?
Would a phone from another carrier be able to roam on it?

Finally,
Yankees - You are month to month I assume?
Thanks

Ddeere2 · 08-04-2008, 3:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yankees368

Well I got an order confirm email from Sprint today, but UPS dosent even have that info yet. I am hoping to have it by the end of the week. And, I will HAPPILY write a review, as I have been waiting for this damn thing to come out for years.

Awesome, if your review is good and you like it, I might just switch over.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Clinton

Does anyone know if a call could be handed off between two Airaves? One of these things won't cover my house so would Sprint let me have 2 and would it make any sense to do that or should I get one and just stay in the rooms it covers?

Don't know about this, they might, but it could interfere with each other I would think. With letting other people roam, once again, maybe, I really haven't found any reviews or features. But, based on that they have the plans on it, I would think so because you can use it without having to get those plans they have. I'll try and look for some info about it.

Bill Clinton · 08-04-2008, 5:29 PM

Ok let me know what you find out. I'm looking around too. Either way I still want to get an Airave so at least I could get reliable coverage in part of my house. The repeater I have works well enough, but I can't wait to give that up and switch to the Airave.

Yankees368 · 08-04-2008, 5:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Clinton

Does anyone know if a call could be handed off between two Airaves? One of these things won't cover my house so would Sprint let me have 2 and would it make any sense to do that or should I get one and just stay in the rooms it covers?

Out of curiosity would Sprint MVNO's be able to use the Airave?
Would a phone from another carrier be able to roam on it?

Finally,
Yankees - You are month to month I assume?
Thanks

From what I understand, MVNOs like Virgin mobile will be able to use the airave for Voice calls only, not for data. I'm not sure how having 2 airaves in the same range will work, if at all. However, I inquired about getting 2 of them, but Sprint would only provide me with 1 for free, not 2. And no, I was not month to month, I had a couple of months left in my contract.

Bill Clinton · 08-05-2008, 12:44 AM

Well thanks for the reply. My coverage at home is pathetic, but I do have a repeater. I would happily get rid of that if I could get the Airave. I wouldn't mind paying for the unit, but I think paying a monthly fee to Sprint for using my own cable connection and power to fix their lack of coverage is an insult.

Would retentions not care about retaining me since I'm on SERO? I guess it doesn't hurt to call and ask, I would just like to have an idea what to expect.

Yankees368 · 08-05-2008, 1:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Clinton

Well thanks for the reply. My coverage at home is pathetic, but I do have a repeater. I would happily get rid of that if I could get the Airave. I wouldn't mind paying for the unit, but I think paying a monthly fee to Sprint for using my own cable connection and power to fix their lack of coverage is an insult.

Would retentions not care about retaining me since I'm on SERO? I guess it doesn't hurt to call and ask, I would just like to have an idea what to expect.

Just call, and odds are that you will get it for free with no monthly service fee.

cellular_freak · 08-05-2008, 2:21 PM

This sounds great for people that have Sprint.

Does anybody know if AT&T is coming out with something like this? AT&T's coverage at my house is almost useless and I have a repeater set up, but it doesn't really work for some reason. I have a lot of issues with it.

liagb59 · 08-05-2008, 3:12 PM

so how do you call retentions, gotta number or something i would like one too

Yankees368 · 08-06-2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liagb59

so how do you call retentions, gotta number or something i would like one too

Just call regular customer service and ask to speak to the cancellation dept.

Bill Clinton · 08-06-2008, 2:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yankees368

Just call regular customer service and ask to speak to the cancellation dept.

Yep. I spent about 20 minutes on the phone with Sprint just now, but my Airave is on the way free of charge. It sounded like the rep was setting me up for unlimited calling when using the Airave, also free of charge. I was surprised by that, since I thought I would be given the most basic Airave plan.

Ddeere2 · 08-07-2008, 11:48 AM

Awesome, hope it works out for you. But just like Yankees368, you have to give us a review

lol

Yankees368 · 08-07-2008, 6:05 PM

Well, I recieved my airave in the mail today! Set up was fairly simple, and I am currently up and running. I will do some more testing throughout the day, and then write up a full review.

07-31-2008, 1:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ddeere2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Laredo, Texas Posts: 386 Phone(s): Blackberry 8100 Pearl, Motorola Razr 2 V9, Nokia N75, LG C2000 Provider(s): AT&T Devices: XPS 1530 and a 80 gb iPod Classic Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Sprint Launches Airave Sprint Nextel Corp. customers can get better wireless coverage in their homes or offices with the Sprint AIRAVE by Samsung, to launch Aug. 17. The product is the first commercially available femtocell, a mini cell tower that works with any Sprint phone and a broadband Internet connection, Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Telecommunications America LLC said in a Wednesday release. The devices, which will be available at Sprint stores nationwide for $99.99, create a licensed signal to improve wireless coverage as much as 5,000 square feet. http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascit...8/daily30.html This is awesome, to bad they charge you for using it. 4.99 a month and if you don't want to use your minutes, it cost another 10.00 dollars a month or 20.00 for families. __________________ "Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through walls topped by barbed wire; it wafts across the electrified borders." -Ronald Reagan

07-31-2008, 2:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tardville Posts: 4,430 Phone(s): Katana II, HTC Vogue (Touch), Moto Q Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Pricing dose not seem bad at all, cheaper then having a landline. If I do move back to SoCal I will have to try this. Sprint's signal inside my uncle's house is barely usable. __________________ Thanks Sprint for turning on EV in Bullhead & Laughlin, just hurry it up with Ft. Mohave!!!

08-02-2008, 2:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Amherst, NY & Long Island Posts: 3,193 Phone(s): TouchPRO, Mogul, Sanyo M1, Motorola K1m,Samsung a900, Sanyo 7400 8200 8100 6200, Samsung a460, Nokia 5190 Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell Latitude E6500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Images: 528	Re: Sprint Launches Airave woo hoo! ordered my airave from Sprint today for FREE with no monthly service fees. About time! __________________ "'Current Sprint Service Can Not Be Used' What the hell does that mean?!?"

08-02-2008, 3:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ddeere2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Laredo, Texas Posts: 386 Phone(s): Blackberry 8100 Pearl, Motorola Razr 2 V9, Nokia N75, LG C2000 Provider(s): AT&T Devices: XPS 1530 and a 80 gb iPod Classic Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Nice! How did you get away from the fees? __________________ "Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through walls topped by barbed wire; it wafts across the electrified borders." -Ronald Reagan

08-02-2008, 4:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,846 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Re: Sprint Launches Airave I have already seen a couple of early reviews and so far so good. I might just pick one of these up myself in the near future so that I can get better incoming call reliability because of my NID border situation.

08-03-2008, 2:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Amherst, NY & Long Island Posts: 3,193 Phone(s): TouchPRO, Mogul, Sanyo M1, Motorola K1m,Samsung a900, Sanyo 7400 8200 8100 6200, Samsung a460, Nokia 5190 Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell Latitude E6500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Images: 528	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Well I got an order confirm email from Sprint today, but UPS dosent even have that info yet. I am hoping to have it by the end of the week. And, I will HAPPILY write a review, as I have been waiting for this damn thing to come out for years.

08-04-2008, 4:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
Bill Clinton 10 years scandal free.... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York and Vermont Posts: 479 Phone(s): HTC Mogul, Nokia 6085 Provider(s): Sprint, Unicel Devices: Dell XPS M1710, Dell XPS 400, IBM T61P, +more Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 64	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Does anyone know if a call could be handed off between two Airaves? One of these things won't cover my house so would Sprint let me have 2 and would it make any sense to do that or should I get one and just stay in the rooms it covers? Out of curiosity would Sprint MVNO's be able to use the Airave? Would a phone from another carrier be able to roam on it? Finally, Yankees - You are month to month I assume? Thanks

08-04-2008, 5:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bill Clinton 10 years scandal free.... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York and Vermont Posts: 479 Phone(s): HTC Mogul, Nokia 6085 Provider(s): Sprint, Unicel Devices: Dell XPS M1710, Dell XPS 400, IBM T61P, +more Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 64	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Ok let me know what you find out. I'm looking around too. Either way I still want to get an Airave so at least I could get reliable coverage in part of my house. The repeater I have works well enough, but I can't wait to give that up and switch to the Airave.

08-05-2008, 12:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
Bill Clinton 10 years scandal free.... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York and Vermont Posts: 479 Phone(s): HTC Mogul, Nokia 6085 Provider(s): Sprint, Unicel Devices: Dell XPS M1710, Dell XPS 400, IBM T61P, +more Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 64	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Well thanks for the reply. My coverage at home is pathetic, but I do have a repeater. I would happily get rid of that if I could get the Airave. I wouldn't mind paying for the unit, but I think paying a monthly fee to Sprint for using my own cable connection and power to fix their lack of coverage is an insult. Would retentions not care about retaining me since I'm on SERO? I guess it doesn't hurt to call and ask, I would just like to have an idea what to expect.

08-05-2008, 2:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
cellular_freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Caro, MI Posts: 389 Phone(s): iPhone 3G - White Provider(s): AT&T Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Images: 38 My Auctions	Re: Sprint Launches Airave This sounds great for people that have Sprint. Does anybody know if AT&T is coming out with something like this? AT&T's coverage at my house is almost useless and I have a repeater set up, but it doesn't really work for some reason. I have a lot of issues with it.

08-05-2008, 3:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
liagb59 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oakville, Ct Posts: 90 Phone(s): Katana II, SCP 3200 Sprint, LG Aloha Virgin M, Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Re: Sprint Launches Airave so how do you call retentions, gotta number or something i would like one too

08-07-2008, 11:48 AM	#20 (permalink)
Ddeere2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Laredo, Texas Posts: 386 Phone(s): Blackberry 8100 Pearl, Motorola Razr 2 V9, Nokia N75, LG C2000 Provider(s): AT&T Devices: XPS 1530 and a 80 gb iPod Classic Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Awesome, hope it works out for you. But just like Yankees368, you have to give us a review lol

08-07-2008, 6:05 PM	#21 (permalink)
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Amherst, NY & Long Island Posts: 3,193 Phone(s): TouchPRO, Mogul, Sanyo M1, Motorola K1m,Samsung a900, Sanyo 7400 8200 8100 6200, Samsung a460, Nokia 5190 Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell Latitude E6500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Images: 528	Re: Sprint Launches Airave Well, I recieved my airave in the mail today! Set up was fairly simple, and I am currently up and running. I will do some more testing throughout the day, and then write up a full review.

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