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Verizon Wireless launches network extender

klay   on 21 January 2009 - 02:33 · 3 comments & 1645 views

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"Sprint had the jump on this by a few months with its AIRAVE, but Verizon's not far behind in bringing femotcells to the masses with its less-elegantly-named Wireless Network Extender later this month on the 25th. The little black box will puke out a cloud of CDMA covering up to 5,000 square feet of domicile with support for up to three simultaneous calls -- enough for you, the hubby / missus, and little Joey / Susie to all be yapping away at the same time. Like Sprint's solution, the Wireless Network Extender uses GPS to verify that you're not creating little tiny Verizon networks in Laos, Kenya, or Uruguay and plugs into the internet source of your choice via Ethernet. It'll be available in Verizon stores and online starting January 25 for $249.99 -- not a bad deal for Verizon, considering you're saving them the expense of erecting a tower."

News source: Engadget

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#1 +ispamforfood on 21 Jan 2009 - 04:28
Wow, that's pretty cool....
#2 vetneufuse on 22 Jan 2009 - 13:32
queue the people saying "Verizon should pay me for this since it's off loading their tower to me" when they dont understand what is going on unstead of thinking its s shared mini-tower... its a locked down mini-tower where you can specify who is allowed access to it via phone serial numbers
#3 ec4912 on 23 Jan 2009 - 18:58
Wow, I could use one of those in my basement.

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