One of my big concerns with this technology is how will the federal requirement for W911 location be satisfied with these devices?
Since these devices will be located indoors we can't always depend on them acquiring their own GPS information. Same thing with the handset. The norm at that point would be to revert to "Cell Sector" information regitered in the network providers database.
This would seem to be very similar to the problem with VoIP devices and registering with landline 911 based services. Will the end user be responsible for the entry and maintenance of the location information?
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Pricing
If you already have the $99 unlimited plan, then why would you want to pay more for unlimited minutes at home? It doesn't sound like a carrier requirement, but a user misreading the press release. This leaves you with $100 for the device, and $5/month for the coverage. I don't know about you, but to me, this is a SMALL price to pay for good coverage in my house... esp. if it allows me to drop my landline and get away from Ma Bell.
P.S - To the e911 Question - The Device has a GPS.
Sprint Pricing Clarification
If you already have a Sprint unlimited calling plan (whether it's a voice-only plan or part of a multi-service package, such as Simply Everything), you pay a premium of $5 per month to extend that coverage into your home, plus the one-time $100 fee for the device. If you have no existing Sprint package and are seeking cheap home voice-calling service (perhaps in lieu of a landline), you have the one-time $100 device fee, plus the $5-a-month premium plus $10 a month unlimited-from-home calling plan (or $20/month if you want your whole family to share the service). In other words, the femtocell in-home voice-only fee would be $100 (one-time) plus $15 or $25 per month. If you want calling service, data, etc., outside the home, you need a different plan.
P.S. GPS isn't known for working well indoors, so the W911 concern is a legitimate one, and one that E911 VoIP requirements in certain states and industries have been up against for a while.
pricing
and according to this http://www.nextel.com/en/services/airave/index.shtml?id9=vanity:airave if you dont have the simply everything then its an additional15$/month......
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