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Sprint and Samsung Mobile announced the upcoming nationwide launch of the Sprint AIRAVE by Samsung. the first commercially available femtocell, a mini cell tower that works with any Sprint phone and a broadband Internet connection to provide enhanced in-home wireless coverage. Customers purchasing the AIRAVE can take advantage of unlimited in-home calling with an optional AIRAVE Unlimited Voice plan, starting  August 17.

With the AIRAVE, Sprint customers can:

• Take advantage of enhanced coverage without having to purchase a new phone.
• Talk all they want when subscribed to the optional unlimited AIRAVE calling plan. With the plan, unlimited incoming and outgoing calls and nationwide long distance are included when using the AIRAVE.
• Use their existing Sprint phone, with the option to upgrade to the latest phones at any time. All Sprint phones are compatible with the AIRAVE.*
• Easily install the device using their existing broadband Internet connection and AC power outlet. The AIRAVE is ready to use straight out of the box, with no configuration changes required.
• Take their call with them. Calls initiated on the AIRAVE will transfer automatically to the Nationwide Sprint Network when leaving the AIRAVE coverage area.

.T-Mobile is offeringTalk HotSpot@Home Talk Forever Mobile Home Phone in Seattle and Dallas that allows users to make and receive unlimited nationwide calls on their “home phone” for $10.00 a month with a T-Mobile Plan.

“You just plug in the router into your broadband connection and plug in your home phone into the router,” You can keep you home phone number.

Talk Forever Home Phone plan Add the Talk Forever Home Phone to your existing T-Mobile calling plan and bring unlimited calling home today. Available on family or individual plans, Talk Forever Home Phone gives you unlimited nationwide calling on your home phone for just $10 a month (plus taxes and fees) when added to any single-line mobile plan $39.99 or higher, or any FamilyTime mobile plan $49.99 or higher. In addition to the great low rate, you’ll also get:

• Domestic long distance
• Call forwarding
• 3-way conference calling
• Voicemail
• Call Holding
• Call Waiting

HotSpot @HomeSM Wireless Router with Home Phone Connection The HotSpot @Home Wireless Router with Home Phone Connection uses your existing high-speed Internet connection to send and receive calls. It’s easy to set up and has built-in features not available in other wireless routers on the market including prioritizing voice calls over other Internet traffic. The Wireless Router with Home Phone Connection is $50 (plus tax) with a 2-year contract.

Wi-Ex, the leading provider of consumer cell phone signal boosters, announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show the results of its zBoost Car Survey which reveled that 65 percent of consumers who use their cell phone in their car have missed and/or dropped calls due to poor signal in their cars.

The survey finding demonstrates that consumers experience similar cell phone issues both at home and on the go. The zBoost Cell Phone Signal Survey conducted in 2007 found that 69 percent of cell phone owners who make cell phone calls at home have missed or dropped cell phone calls due to poor signal reception or dead zones in their home.

Motorola is testing 3G femtocells in Europe. Femtocells are indoor devices that allow cellular calls to be routed via a broadband connection to handsets indoors. Femtocells are expected to improve indoor reception and make In-home calling costs cheaper for 3G users who usually have problems getting signals in their homes.

Femtocells enable a significantly lower cost of delivery for wireless traffic, in comparison to the macrocell network. Consumers will also benefit from consolidated billing.