Review: Samsung Airave
The Airave does accomplish its marketed claims: It boosts in-home cellular coverage. There's no doubt that the number of bars I saw on the UpStage improved throughout my house with the Airave on. It did not, however, improve the quality of voice calls, nor did it really speed up or improve the mobile browsing experience.
This product is probably most suited to those who have little to no coverage at all in their homes. I've never had problems making phone calls or surfing the Web from my house using Sprint's existing cellular network. If you have no Sprint coverage at all, then the Airave is something you'll definitely get some good usage out of. If you have moderate coverage, however, it isn't worth the extra money you'll need to shell out each month to be able to use it.
Speaking about pricing, the Airave itself costs $99. You'll then have to pay a $5-per-month Enhanced Coverage fee. You can also choose to add single-line unlimited calling for the Airave for $10 per mohth, or multiple lines for $20 per month. This lets you talk as much as you want when you're at home and covered by the Airave's signal.
If you have a family with teenagers, this could be well worth it. For $25 per month, you get unlimited talk time in your house for up to four lines (on top of any existing plan charges, of course).
For a single person, you'd be paying $15 for unlimited calling at home. Compare this to Sprint's $99 Simply Everything plan, and it may be a good deal if you do most of your talking at home.
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