hotspot @ home

[benh57]

Unfortunately i have crappy coverage in my condo so i use the hotspot@home GSM->Wifi service.

Unfortunately it's not listed as a feature of the G1.. since it has wifi, maybe it could be added eventually, or as a third party app...

Anyone talk to t-mobile about this or have any ideas whether this could be hacked in?

[JAWheat411]

Yeah I would love to have this since I have the @Home service. I would imagine though that T-mobile may not be able to answer if it is possible or not. But more like the developers.

[benh57]

If this doesn't happen i'm gonna look into one of those bluetooth gateways.

http://www.amazon.com/Intellitouch-ITC-BT-Xlink-cell-Bluetooth-Gateway/dp/B000S1W7ES

If left in one place in the house, signal should be fine. Only certain rooms are bad.

[New World]

Well I believe the phone is suppose to automatically connect to WiFi when available.

[benh57]

Yeah but at least for the iphone, only data goes over the wifi. Voice still goes over the cell network.
(unless you install a third party application on your iphone like iCall)

I would think that if the G1 had the ability to do voice over wifi, they would hype it as being part of the tmobile@home product line which they don't.

Hopefully iCall or similar will come out for android.

[benh57]

Official reply from T-Mobile! Great news!



Thank you for taking the time out of your day to contact T-Mobile
Customer Care. My name is Jacqueline. I apologize for the delay in this
response. I understand that you would like to know if the T-Mobile G1
will work with T-Mobile Unlimited HotSpot calling. I will gladly provide
the information you need today!

Ben, I am sure you will be happy to know that the G1 is UMA capable
which means that you will be able to make and receive calls through a
Wi-fi connections when available.

You can find out more about the G1 and even preorder online at
www.t-mobileg1.com (http://www.t-mobileg1.com). Sweet!

[snoslicer8]

From the T-Mobile Expanded FAQ:


Is it compatible with the HotSpot @Home service?

No. Unlimited HotSpot Calling (formerly named T-Mobile HotSpot @Home) is not available on the T-Mobile G1, although the device can browse the Web over high-speed wireless connections including Wi-Fi and T-Mobile's 3G network.
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It appears we have TWO different 'official' words. Time will tell which is true.

[thelazzyone]

We will find out in a few weeks. :D

[benh57]

Personally, I don't care about the 'Unlimited' part since i don't pay for that.

I just want it to work over UMA. Notice that my rep did NOT say it was compatible with Unlimited Hotspot Calling -- all she said is that it is UMA capable and that you can make and recieve calls over wifi. Technically parsed, this does not even conflict with the T-Mobile FAQ, which says it doesn't support the Unlimited service.