New T-Mobile Blackberry Curve Supports HotSpot@Home (Cell over WiFi) Service
T-Mobile has been offering their @Home (UMA – Unlicensed Mobile Access) service that uses short-range Wi-Fi networks to improve reception when needed. The service would improve indoor coverage by automatically and seamlessly swapping calls from the cellular network to run over Wi-Fi and also allows access to all the T-Mobile hotspots (e.g. Starbucks, Airports, etc..) to make unlimited calls. Unlike Sprint Airave, so far the Hotspot@Home service requires certain phone models but last weekend T-Mobile adds a version of the BlackBerry Curve 8320 with Wi-Fi, which should make this the first Smartphone to support this carrier’s VoIP service.
Blackberry 8320 user will be able to use Wi-Fi to download email and access the Web when near to a hotspot or T-Mobile Edge network elsewhere.
The BlackBerry Curve 8320 is expected to go on sale in the near future for $250 with a two-year contract.
[Via Brighthand]
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