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AT&T's MicroCell Set for National Roll-Out

Mar 24, 2010, 2:24 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Today AT&T announced plans to unroll its 3G MicroCell femtocell product and service nationwide. AT&T has been trialling femtocells in test markets in Georgia. Beginning in mid-April, it will roll out the service across the U.S. Users can purchase the MicroCell for $150 and then connect it to their home/business broadband line. The MicroCell then blankets a home or small office with additional cellular coverage that tunnels through the internet to AT&T's back-end. The MicroCell can support up to 4 active lines at a time, and AT&T is allowing owners to register up to 10 numbers with access to the MicroCell. The MicroCell costs individuals or family plans $20 per month for unlimited calling and/or data from the MicroCell. AT&T is offering rebates to lower the cost of the MicroCell, they vary depending on what type of service the customers choose to initiate.

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netboy

Mar 25, 2010, 8:57 AM

nice try, ATT !

if i have bad coverage inside my house, i going to switch provider! and not paying a extra 20$ a month!
that' what my brother did, he got bad coverage inside his house on ATT, so he switched to Verizon and everything is fine!

Cellular Phone

I switched carriers as well. Not only does the AT&T coverage suck in my area, but I constantly got static everytime I made a call.

Why pay AT&T more money? If you are having coverage issues, ditch them for another carrier.

SPCSVZWJeff

This is not true in all markets. In many areas Verizon coverage is rather limited and AT&T is the coverage king.
The benefit of the Micro Cell is if you have a building with a lot of metal in its construction which is not RF friendly.
Many commerci...
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cellgeek82

Mar 24, 2010, 6:14 PM

Why so late?

I think pigs have learned to fly by now. They released this, what over a year ago? They're just now releasing it nationwide? Took them long enough! I'm not hating, I'm glad they have one and a 3G one at that, just saying why did they take so long to release? Sprint, Verizon, even T-Mobile have made femtocell options for customers. (T-Mobile using WiFi).

Well at least customers can finally get 3G coverage and have better connection, well pretty much everywhere. It'll take some of the strain off the towers that the iPhone has obviously caused. 😛

merrick9

I hear you. I have been watching and waiting since early last year when it was first announced. AT&T said it would be rolled out in Oct 09... but that came and went. I'll be one of the first to order one and hopefully it solves the problem of poor ...
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jacobd

Mar 24, 2010, 2:52 PM

is the $20 a month mandatory?

do you have to purchase $20 a month plan? What if you don't want unlimited calls/data and just want to increase signal in your home? can you purchase the microcell w/o the plan?

MightyTomahawk

From what I understand that's just an option you can sign up for not a mandatory fee...if you decide against it you just use minutes from your existing plan.

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