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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:40 pm
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DisneyDude
 
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Originally Posted by mikel51
These are now available in my area. I have lousy cell phone reception at my house.

Can anyone who might have one of them give them a ^ or
Definitely ^! Could not argue about leaving ATT as we also have 2 iPhones, so had to pay full price. Did NOT take the unlimited plan, just paid $150 and use normal plan minutes. Willpay for the microcell in 6 months by stopping my $25/mo VOIP service (Lingo - very good, but not needed) I now use Google Voice and Skype for International calls.

Had a few times in the beginning when my Samsung EPIX did not seem to connect to the cell, but recently connections have been very reliable. Can confirm that range is pretty much in-house, but I have reasonable "normal network" reception once I get outside.

The Sprint & Verizon versions currently do NOT have data capabilities, so the only other alternative is a UMA capable phone from T-Mobile that uses your own WiFi instead of a microcell. If you do occasional international travel you might find this a good alternative to buying local SIM cards. Google UMA for more info.
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