[asterisk-users] OT: Samsung Sprint CDMAoIP

[C F]

On 9/20/07, Eric Chamberlain <eric at voxilla.com> 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.
>
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> Eric Chamberlain, CISSP
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> Voxilla - http://voxilla.com/
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> > 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.
> >
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