http://tinyurl.com/2ded3t

Acts like a normal phone, but when you're in a wifi hotspot, all your calls are free

7/5/2007 9:08:28 PM

thats cool

7/5/2007 9:15:24 PM

the router technology is pretty nice...was the first thing that popped into my mind as a question of how good it would be at home.

7/5/2007 9:18:52 PM

what's the cellular service providers vs internet service providers dynamic on this?

7/5/2007 9:20:44 PM

seems incredibly insecure.

7/6/2007 2:01:32 PM

in what way? (that would matter to making normal phone calls from your house)

7/6/2007 2:06:47 PM

T-Mobile was already a price leader in the cellphone game. But the HotSpot @Home program can be extremely economical, in four ways.

Quote :

"Truth is, the HotSpot @Home phones work with any Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) router, including one you may already have. But T-Mobile’s routers, manufactured by D-Link and Linksys, have three advantages. First, you turn on the router’s encryption — to keep neighbors off your network — by pressing one button, rather than having to fool with passwords. Second, these routers give priority to calls, so that computer downloads won’t degrade your call quality. Third, T-Mobile’s routers greatly extend the phone’s battery life. The routers say, in gadgetese, “I’m here for you, any time,” just once, rather than requiring the phone to issue little Wi-Fi “Are you there?” pings every couple of minutes. "

sounds like these are meant to work with the T-Mobile routers, but can also work with other unsecured networks...and your conversations won't be secure. which, for most calls, if you KNOW you're on an unsecured network, you just won't have that confidential conversation.

7/6/2007 4:32:02 PM