Last week, I wrote about T-Mobile launching a new service so customers can use Wi-Fi to get better cell phone coverage at home — and pay a bit less on phone calls made using this wireless technology. (And read to the end to learn about how to win this service free for a year.)
Then I tried it out.
One word: Stunning!
But you probably want more than one word. A full review can be found HERE. But a few things to mention that are best said online (as opposed to print)….
For those catching up, T-Mobile’s new HotSpot @Home service turns a house into a Wi-Fi hotspot for your cell phone. But don’t think of this as Vonage or Skype or other Voice over Internet Protocol service for cell phones. Somehow, T-Mobile allows calls to automatically switch from cellular technology to Wi-Fi technology mid call. And I didn’t even notice the switch.
Chatting on the phone and walking into a Starbucks I had never visited before, the little icon on the phone went from cell logo (above) to the Wi-Fi logo (below). Of course, the image below is taken from my home network, which I call Oklahoma for no reason whatsoever.
I gave it a four out of five rating. A four because of T-Mobile’s poor selection of cell phones that actually work with the service — a measly two.
If you’re reading this before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, T-Mobile is having a contest and giving away the service for one year. The catch: Be among the first 100 people to show up at one of 11 T-Mobile stores
in your bath robe. The closest one to OC is in Los Angeles on Los Feliz. Good luck!
