Comments on: T-Mobile@Home launch extravaganza continues

By: Dannannafur

Dannannafur — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:45:51 +0000

About the international use on the UMA – that will be included when you are using HOT SPOTs outside the US. Because the service will include unlimited calling from a HOT Spot when outside of your home also. The phones should be no problem, but DO make sure you trasitioned over from the tower to WiFI once you reach these areas.

By: blackout

blackout — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:18:31 +0000

Dang…if only it was in new jersey…sike!!!!

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:20:19 +0000

So its only for the NEW Customers only?
Or can existing customers can get all the equipment and service for free?

By: jd

jd — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:49:17 +0000

Its going to be very interesting to see if tmobile at home catches on and if it does I can see it totally improving Tmobiles ranking as a US wireless provider. It a bit of a gamble on tmobiles side but if they can promote it right it can easily change the quality of their network forever.

Paying $20 for unlimited calls is awesome but that’s not really the true benifit of UMA. When calling from a phone using UMA it uses wifi to connect the call intstead of connecting using standard GSM signal. If UMA phones take off it will increase T-mobile network footprint by large margins and decrease the congestion on their lines causing drop calls. With less stress on their network Tmobile could easily migrate their network to 3G.

This is really the first time that uma is being used to this scale in the United States so it might be slow in the begining with only 3 phones supporting uma at this time but I feel that their will be more soon. When it comes to non-smart phone Tmobile only sells nokias, samsung and moto’s. Samsung and Nokia can easily add uma chips to furture tmobile phones and as for smart phones they all have wifi except for the blackberries but if bg is right that could change soon.

Should be interesting.

By: Frank Owen

Frank Owen — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:27:39 +0000

I was thinking about heading out to this…. but after thinking about it I bet they are just giving the $19.99 a month UMA addon for free when you sign up for service.

By: TiaBia

TiaBia — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:21:02 +0000

Tmo how can you leave out the Nation’s Capital…wow

By: frank

frank — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:59:56 +0000

I’m curious to see if they’ll extend the free offer to existing customers. I’m campin my ass out at the Chicago store.

By: Rohit Garewal

Rohit Garewal — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:59:43 +0000

What are the chances current tmobile wifi devices (here’s looking at you Dash) will be able to be upgraded to use this service?

Is UMA an actual physical channel such as 850/900/1800/1900…or is it simply using the 2.4GHZ WiFI spectrum leveraged by current (wifi) gen tmobile phones?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:57:14 +0000

http://www.theonlyphoneyouneed.com

By: MK

MK — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:42:14 +0000

nothing in the DC area…come on!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:14:59 +0000

Does this mean that we are getting closer to that T-Mo blackberry Curve release date?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:59:25 +0000

o yea i will be getting this for sure does anyone know if this will be free if you are the first 100 if you already have service with them. i have 2 lines with them already and is it a 2 year agreement and just one year free or what is it?? i live less than a block from the store here in chicago oh yea

By: Angry A

Angry A — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:47:24 +0000

ARGH! Nothing in Philly!? WTF!? I would be there in a heart beat! Detroit over Philly!? I think they have their priorities messed up.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:31:39 +0000

Now is it first 100 each store?
or 100 all together?

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:48:14 +0000

I will be there in Miami…Trust me I’ll take pictures…

By: victor

victor — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:43:08 +0000

Please post pictures this will be interesting.

By: b.N

b.N — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:27:24 +0000

i’ll be the black guy in house slippers and a terrycloth bathrobe in NYC.

no shame and proud of it.

I’M WINNING SOME FREE SERVICE!

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:52:37 +0000

I will even post pics in my Blog lol. . . still needs that update :/

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:47:26 +0000

I WILL TOTALLY BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!! Why not, right? SEATTLE WOOOO!!!!!!

By: Jasper

Jasper — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:39:47 +0000

NOOOOO! i would definitely do it but its in Miami! jeeez…. Why cant it be in Sarasota…..

Thanks for the info any wayz…