AT&T 3G MicroCell. Really?
Okay. So I get this offer. From AT&T. It’s literally so not good I can’t not comment on it.
Here’s the pitch:
I can get “upto” five bars in my own home by buying this AT&T/Cisco prop from Tron for the low, low price of $150. What this magic device does is apparently poach bandwidth from your broadband connection.
Wait. It gets better. You could get a $100 rebate if you sign up for a $19.99 a month calling plan that gives you:
. . . unlimited domestic calling in your home on your mobile phone when connected through your 3G MicroCell.So, I can save $100 by spending $239.88 a year to help AT&T with their spotty network issues. Go. Me.
Thankfully, this is not an issue. I have, on average, 4 bars here. In my secret lair. So I decidedly won’t be contributing to the cause. And I’ll continue to have all my bandwidth for. . . research.
But you might like it. Visit AT&T’s site (featuring music that may drive you insane) or read Engadget’s unboxing.
Of course, I’m curious if this intersects at all somewhere down the litigation/Karma spectrum for AT&T doing an about face on iPhone applications using VOIP on their wireless network. I’ll leave to it to smarter people to chime in, but as far as I can tell this is the Bizarro version of that.
And if anybody has any insight into how much pipe this thing leaches: Post up below.