On 9/20/07, Eric Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The device is a femtocell device; I would bet that they keep it in a format > that works with their existing equipment, rather than use SIP. > > The device is also licensed for a specific frequency that is owned by the > carrier, you wouldn't be able to use this device for any other purpose > without their permission. > > The cell carriers are trying to get people excited about femotcell > technology, so they can shift the cellular infrastructure costs off onto > their customers. The traditional model is that the cell providers pay > property and tower owners rent when they site an antenna.
AFAIK, the calls are free when you use it thru that device. Sprint however charges $15 a month per phone or $30 for family plan. While I agree that sprint should pay me for this, it's not as bad. T-mobile on the other hand, does the same thing with wifi enabled phones, it doesn't cost extra, and is completely free. > > The cell providers don't even offer you a cheaper rate when you use the > infrastructure you paid for. Notice how the device supports up to three > simultaneous calls? You're even paying them to provide a better signal for > your neighbors. > > -- > Eric Chamberlain, CISSP > Chief Technical Officer > Voxilla - http://voxilla.com/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of C F > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:57 PM > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > > Subject: [asterisk-users] OT: Samsung Sprint CDMAoIP > > > > http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/sprintsamsung-instant-cell+to+wi+fi- > > box-is-official-named-airave-300451.php > > > > The above is quite interesting, it would be interesting to see if it > > uses sip, which I have no reason to believe otherwise, and if it does, > > can it be hacked to talk to Asteirsk? In which case one could have a > > very good extension to asterisk using any Sprint Cell phone, or maybe > > even any CDMA (Verizon) cell phone as well. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Sign up now for AstriCon 2007! September 25-28th. > > http://www.astricon.net/ > > > > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sign up now for AstriCon 2007! September 25-28th. http://www.astricon.net/ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Sign up now for AstriCon 2007! September 25-28th. http://www.astricon.net/ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
