Sprint Debuts Femtocell Device with Airave

My family and I are Sprint customers and our home happens to be in a very weak cellphone signal coverage. I was very happy to cover the “Femtocell” technology in the past, but the commercialization of such product never came to reality. Until now.

I just learned from ZDNet that Sprint on Monday launched a device called the Airave in Denver and Indianapolis that will boost the wireless company’s coverage in homes. All Sprint customers will have Airave service in 2008.

The hardware of the Airave is made by Samsung, a Femtocell station that connects to your home broadband router to provide unlimited calling to any Sprint phones. The device will cost $49.99 and service will run $15 a month for individuals and $30 for families. These costs are in addition to Sprint wireless service.

Sprint’s effort is better than the similar T-Mobile’s @Home service, which requires specific phones.

While I welcome the new feature, which addresses more my dilemma about poor cell signal than making unlimited call over WiFi. I am still puzzled the fact that why do I have to pay more to get the quality of service that I am supposed to get? [Via ZDNet Source Sprint]

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