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T-Mobile to Trial Landline Service

Discussion in 'Wireless News' started by ComicalMoodyDan, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. ComicalMoodyDan

    ComicalMoodyDan Gold Senior Member
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    T-Mobile to Trial Landline Service

    By PETER SVENSSON – 3 hours ago

    NEW YORK (AP) — Cell-phone carrier T-Mobile USA is going to try its hand at being a landline phone company.

    On Thursday, it will start offering wired phone service for $10 a month, plus taxes and fees, to its wireless subscribers in the Seattle and Dallas-Fort Worth areas.

    The service, called Talk Forever Home Phone, will provide unlimited local and domestic long distance calls. It will piggyback on the customer's high-speed Internet connection, in much the same way voice-over-Internet providers like Vonage Holdings Corp. sell phone service.

    Customers will need to buy T-Mobile's Internet router for $50 when signing up. The router has two phone jacks where standard corded or cordless home phones can be plugged in. An existing home number can be transferred to the new service.

    Subscribers will also need to be signed up for a wireless plan costing at least $39.99 a month.

    In a similar vein, T-Mobile last summer launched the HotSpot AtHome program, which allows subscribers to place calls over their Internet connection using special Wi-Fi-equipped cell phones. That plan also costs $10 a month for unlimited calls.

    In both cases, T-Mobile is trying to get more people to give up their traditional landlines, but the new plan allows them to keep the familiar home phones as well as the home number.

    T-Mobile hasn't revealed how many people have signed up for HotSpot AtHome, but David Beigie, T-Mobile's vice president of marketing, said it has "blown away internal estimates."

    T-Mobile USA is a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, which is the dominant local phone company in Germany.

    The Associated Press: T-Mobile to Trial Landline Service
     
    #1 ComicalMoodyDan, Feb 21, 2008
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    It would be nice if every carrier did this. It is less expensive that CallVantage, VoiceWing or Vonage.
     
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    #2 Jerro, Feb 23, 2008
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    yeah but i'm sure there are planty of bugs
     
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    #3 SmArTeStChIlD421, Feb 24, 2008
  4. Matt

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    It's been in testing for some time, but it's also only available in two cities so it can be tested some more.
     
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    #4 Matt, Feb 24, 2008
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    I can imagine too many bugs, IF it is regular VOIP. Except the normal VOIP issues.
     
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    #5 Jerro, Feb 24, 2008
  6. SmArTeStChIlD421

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    except that since it's in trial T-Mobile probably isnt going to give it to much network traffic considering how small a service it is........just seems like the smaller start ups have the most glitches but i can imagine it being big if it gets past trials and bug testing
     
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    #6 SmArTeStChIlD421, Feb 25, 2008
  7. olubolu

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    Does anybody even HAVE a landline anymore?
     
    #7 olubolu, Feb 26, 2008
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    Sure, I'm required to have one for DSL. It also means I have a phone# to give people that I don't want to have my cell phone number.
     
    #8 cheddar, Feb 26, 2008
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    yeah but we mean anyone that uses dedicated copperwire............sure DSL requires a phone LINE but people can make it a data aonly line and the phone company by personal policy will leave the voice side of the line open for emergency calling only
     
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    #9 SmArTeStChIlD421, Feb 28, 2008
  10. clock3687

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    The service is based off of UMA, so yea, there are plenty of bugs w/ it. I was told that the service connects to the same servers as the H@H GSM phones, so its got just as many problems as UMA. When this service deploys I hope they plan in advance for capacity issues though, cause thats been the main problem w/ UMA.
     
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    I wonder how this would compare to Verizon's Voicewing. I have had this service now for 4 weeks and I have to say it is as solid as the regular land line.
     
    #11 hf1khal, Feb 29, 2008
  12. Eric47

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    ive heard great things about SKYPE...im still considering trying that out.

    right now my Naked/Standalone DSL is good enough.

    its sorta funny, if i hook a phone up to it, i get a dial tone but cant call out, and calling in isnt allowed...didnt try 911 but id assume it would work if need be...but highly unlikely anyone would even think to do that on a DSL line or be prepared to.
     
    #12 Eric47, Feb 29, 2008
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