T-Mobile HotSpot @Home Review

One comment in your video is not correct. When using T-Zones the data connection is actually using the WiFi connection too (the EDGE icon on the display is showing you have a data connection to the network and not the type of conection). When on WiFi ALL the cellular services go through WiFi... (SMS, MMS, Calling etc.) Did you notice it was faster?

So i guess i'm concerned if this is going to work as the nights work. For example in nights if a call starts at 8:59 and you talk for 15 minutes, because the call started before 9 you WILL get charge the full 15 minutes from your day minutes... So what if you are ON the network and jump into a wifi network... how is t mobile going to charge that?? do the calls that switch from one network to the other count??? or are THOSE calls gong to be bill if you initiated the call on Tmobile's cell network?.... i wonder....

If I already have a home wifi router, do I still have to pay a monthly fee to T-Mobile for UMA? The article indicates it is possible to select an existing wi-fi connection from available networks but it is unclear as to whether there is a fee to pay. Is it also possible to connect to a wifi hotspot elsewhere that is not T-Mobile??

I'm sure this is a stupid question but what exactly is the point of this?

1. Does anyone know how long the $10/20 promotional rate will last?
2. It would be nice if there were sexier phones available in the very near future. Any rumors?
3. I'd love a 1-year contact. It seems like this service is not yet available through resellers like letstalk with 1-year contracts.

Thanks
Indigo

Now granted, this will actually provide a SERVICE to those with poor service in their homes, or to those who truly are holding back on their talking while home due to minute contsraints. For your average user...here is why it makes perfect sense to T-Mobile:

You have to be a min 39.99 rate plan which gives you 600 min.

You have to add $20 (Yes I know about the intro rate...even at $10 they get you) to get access to the unlim calling wi-fi option.

That would actually put your bill at $59.99...which on the regular T-mobile plans gives you 1500 Anytime.

They are counting on you NOT using more than 900 Additional minutes at home.

What sort of Wi-Fi security options do the phones support? WEP, WPA, WPA2?

I know with other VOIP providers, you have to enter you address for 9-1-1. Do you have to do that for the wi-fi part of this system (since it is essentially a VOIP system).

Will this feature work in Wi-Fi spots internationally? Say in Europe? And if so, since your not being charged for minutes used over Wi-Fi connections (if I understood your review correctly) would'nt you technically be able (to a certain extent) roam internationally free of charge?

VoIP services like Vonage have very low international rates. What would the international rates be for such calls originating in the USA over WiFi under H@H?

When you walked from outside to inside, does it buzz when switching from a cellular signal to wifi?

So does this mean that if your connected on Wifi that you SMS messages will go through Wifi? Thanks.

What other phones can you use for this? Can you use unlocked phones with wife like the Nokia N90 series?

In the UMA Rove in and Rove out using Nokia's mobile ur able to handover to UMA and GSM both
who is providing that GANC to T-Mobile

Lame

I'm definitely not a T-Mobile fan boy, but this sounds like a great idea. It seams to work really well and would be a no brainier for families that have big talkers. This could be a real solution for people who want to get rid of their home phone service, and a reasonable work around for people who have poor coverage in their homes. But one question that either wasn't answered or I missed, How does this service effect data speeds?