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Thread ID: 116054 2011-02-15 02:19:00 The sooner the better! johcar (6283) PC World Chat
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1178463 2011-02-15 02:19:00 www.stuff.co.nz

Especially for the increase in battery life we would get.

Apparently Vodafone are doing femtocells for about $100 for home users on VF BB now...
johcar (6283)
1178464 2011-02-15 02:42:00 Beware of anything that is going to happen soon, it's a bit like tomorrow......... Cicero (40)
1178465 2011-02-15 03:10:00 Yup, they showed off the femtocells yesterday. We have one for review but we're not sure we can actually review it as none of us are on Vodafone for broadband.

They're only $99 until mid-March so if you need one you should get on it soon before they go up to the normal price ($349).
Siobhan Keogh (16063)
1178466 2011-02-15 03:10:00 Just wait till we hear some scaremongering about those antennae causing cancers... Cato (6936)
1178467 2011-02-15 04:11:00 Alcatel Lucent.

I think I heard that same name responsible for the XT probs.
Snorkbox (15764)
1178468 2011-02-15 04:22:00 But that was in the backhaul (RNC's). ubergeek85 (131)
1178469 2011-02-15 06:24:00 And got fixed. No problems since... johcar (6283)
1178470 2011-02-15 07:19:00 Yup, they showed off the femtocells yesterday. We have one for review but we're not sure we can actually review it as none of us are on Vodafone for broadband.

They're only $99 until mid-March so if you need one you should get on it soon before they go up to the normal price ($349).

And have Vodafone broadband. If I was paying Voda say $30 + per month on a plan the last thing I would buy is one of these to make up for crap service that I'm paying for..
paulw (1826)
1178471 2011-02-15 07:24:00 ""Ultimately, what you end up with is a cleaner signal, with less power," Sideco said."

I wonder how much these small bases stations will cost to deploy?? More cabling , power etc.. I seem to remember one of the reasons that CT2 tech failed in the early 90s was base station reticulation problems which mobile carriers didn't have due their coverage..
paulw (1826)
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