T-mobile Renames and Relaunches Hotspot@Home

[Nwahs]

Starting on February 6th, T-mobile will relaunch their Hotspot@Home service under the name T-mobile Talk Forever Mobile. They will also be slashing prices.



Coming later:

Details:
* The HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Home Phone service provides digital calling (also known as Voice over IP or VoIP) to T-Mobile customers. The Talk Forever Home Phone plan provides customers unlimited nationwide calling for one low price.
* The HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Wireless Routers are exclusive to T-Mobile; no other Wi-Fi routers provide customers with Talk Forever Home Phone service.
* Customers may use their existing home phone unit with the HotSpot @Home Wireless Router with Home Phone Connection.
* For maximum voice quality, it is recommended that customers use a wired phone or a cordless home phone that does not operate at 2.4 GHz.
* Cordless phones that operate at 2.4 GHz may experience interference with Wi-Fi routers.
* The Wireless Router is capable of handling up to two SIM cards and two separate home phone lines.
* Customers MUST provide a valid 911 address due to FCC regulations, see HotSpot @Home Talk Forever Home Phone 911 Addresses for more information.
Save money

* Cheaper than most landline bills from other carriers
* Stop using wireless minutes at home
* Less expensive than other VoIP carriers, such as Vonage

* Other carrier services average $48 monthly
* 27% of wireless minutes are used in the home
* Vonage plans start at $14.99 but only provide 500 minutes, Vonage Unlimited residential service is $24.99, and business plans through Vonage are even more expensive
Great connectivity

* Connect worry-free from home

* Turn your home into a HotSpot
Stay connected to those who matter most

* Have up to 2 separate home phone lines
Packed with features


Available Features Included
* T-Mobile voicemail
* Voice mail indicator
* Call forwarding (unlimited)
* Conference calling
* Star codes (such as 411)
* Caller ID
Optional
* Caller Tunes
* Discounted Dialing to Mexico
* Discounted Dialing to Canada Unavailable Features:
The below are not available for Talk Forever Home Phone, since these are mostly dependent on mobile handset functionality
* Self-Help Codes (such as #MIN#, #BAL, #MSG#)
* GPRS
* Data services & SOCs (Web browsing, Blackberry SOCs, etc.)
* SMS/MMS
* Downloads
* Ringtones
* Java
* Fax
Convenience

* One convenient bill for both mobile and home phone service
* Keep your existing home phone number (it can be ported to T-Mobile)
* Can use your existing home phone unit
* "Big-phone" Feel
* No need for a separate answering machine
Choice It's your choice:
* Mobile service
* Home phone service
* Both


NOTE: Customers who have DSL and home phone through another carrier, such as Verizon, can port their home phone number to T-Mobile while keeping their Internet service with the current Internet service provider (ISP)
Easy to set up yourself

* No installation fee
* No need to have a technician come to your home
* No need to modify home wiring
T-Mobile support

* Supported by T-Mobile's award-winning, world-class customer service




Thank you liquidcipher

[Mystictrust]

Man... here I thought I was special for having the $9.99/month H@H still This is even BETTER though, two sims and two phones? That completely takes away some of the setup I have with GrandCentral and "pretending" that number is my home line so not answering when I'm away... hehehe

[AbsoluteEvel]

Does this include the UMA on individual phones at this price point?

[liquidcipher]

Originally Posted by AbsoluteEvel

Does this include the UMA on individual phones at this price point?

I'm not quite sure what you mean? For an extra $9.99 on an individual $39.99 or above plan you get unlimited calling from any wi-fi on a UMA device.

The router setup I don't believe is being released tomorrow. I have heard the rumors about it, and I know its in the mix, but I don't believe its being dropped for a few months. Who knows though, stranger things have happened, and I'm not always in the know. The router should be cool though because I've been told you can just plug it into your existing home phone infastructure and use your home phone like normal, so even grandma can use it! The big plus with that is you can easily pop the sim out when you are traveling and take your home phone with you.

I guess Ill know more when I pop into work tomorrow, Ill post more details when I know more.

[Mystictrust]

Now that I think about it, this may be just what T-Mobile needs to set it apart from the rest, aside from the low prices and everything Lookin forward to those details, cipher

[AbsoluteEvel]

Originally Posted by liquidcipher

I'm not quite sure what you mean? For an extra $9.99 on an individual $39.99 or above plan you get unlimited calling from any wi-fi on a UMA device.

Well... the description given seemed to indicate the service on the router. I was just wanting to make sure that the $9.99 promo pricing was also valid to activate all 4 lines on my family plan for unlimited UMA voice.

[Nwahs]

Wirelessly posted (Sony ericsson w710i: SonyEricssonW710i/R1JC Browser/NetFront/3.3 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

Originally Posted by AbsoluteEvel

Well... the description given seemed to indicate the service on the router. I was just wanting to make sure that the $9.99 promo pricing was also valid to activate all 4 lines on my family plan for unlimited UMA voice.

Yes, i can verify that the 9.99 price will do as you stated. Also, the info posted under the picture is from engadget...so from what i can tell, that all is going to be released a few months from now. For now, the name change and price cuts, in the future it looks like the service will expand

[PortPowerKS]

** Stupid (and possibly off-topic) Question Alert**

Can this wireless router also be used with other things, along with H@H, like with a wireless networking adapter for Xbox 360? Or is it only used for H@H?

[liquidcipher]

It is a normal 802.11g wireless router. It can be used for anything, PC, Laptop, Xbox360, PS3 the works. Its my understanding though that it is optimized for VOIP so if someone is making a call while you are playing a game, depending on bandwidth, you could see a hiccup or lagspike since it will make that call a priority over everything else.

*edit*
well, not normal, but it is an 802.11g wifi router. It just has the ports for the sim's and the phone cable.

[BobL]

So I have a family plan, if I activate this and get 3 UMA enable phones, it only costs me $9.99 total or 3 x $9.99?