Very cool gadget
Posted by Nathaniel.
It’s almost a shame that I don’t use Verizon. Apparently, AT&T is rolling out something similar in the coming months though too.
So, what is this gadget? It’s not an amplifier or a rebroadcast system. It’s actually a miniature cell tower that sits on your shelf and uses your broadband connection to form a small low-power cell network. So, once people get them and figure out how to hack them, it means you could create your own cell service for your house.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:32 am Using
Didn’t Sprint just roll out a similar thing in the end of 2008? [edit: yes, they did, creatively named the AIRWAVE]
It looks kinda neat, but honestly I’m not sure how useful it really is unless you happen to live in a house with spotty cell coverage, or am I missing the point? I do like the “once people hack them” possibilities, though.
Some people are skeptical as to the cost-effectiveness of the system.