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Verizon Hub E! and National Geographic content announced

Chris Davies, Feb 9th 2009 Discuss [2]

Verizon Wireless have released a mass of new information about the Verizon Hub, which officially launched at the beginning of the month. We now know that not only will the Hub act as a femtocell - bridging Verizon Wireless cellphone calls across the home broadband connection - but that content from E! Entertainment and National Geographic will be available to view on the 7-inch touchscreen of the "communication command center". Finally, more details have emerged about the interaction between the Hub and the VZ Navigator GPS service. Read The Full Story

AT&T 3G MicroCell network extender revealed

Chris Davies, Jan 26th 2009 Discuss [1]

There's an unusually high quantity of femtocell news this morning, as hot on the heels of the Verizon Wireless Network Extender comes word of the AT&T 3G MicroCell. Yet to be officially announced by the carrier, but revealed in their online setup page, the 3G MicroCell will work with up to four AT&T cellphones simultaneously - though they must all be 3G devices - using your broadband connection to carry voice and data traffic in areas of poor cellular network coverage. Read The Full Story

Verizon Wireless Network Extender launches: $250 upfront, no service fees

Chris Davies, Jan 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Verizon's femtocell, the Network Extender, has been officially launched, and at first glance it's a far better deal than Sprint's rival AIRAVE. Although the two units themselves are basically identical - promising to create your own CDMA mini-network, by routing cellphone calls and data over your broadband connection when Verizon's own network is insufficient - the difference comes in the pricing. The Verizon Wireless Network Extender is priced at $249.99, but after that there are no monthly fees. Read The Full Story

Verizon Wireless Network Extender femtocell coming January 25th for $250

Chris Davies, Jan 19th 2009 Discuss [1]

Having stopped by the FCC back in November, the newly-named Verizon Wireless Network Extender has now shown up in some staff briefing documents complete with a January 25th expected release date. Still rocking its Darth livery, underneath lurks the same Samsung femtocell as Sprint used in their AIRAVE; hooked up to your broadband connection, it creates your own personal CDMA cloud ideal for making calls in areas previously lacking Verizon coverage. Read The Full Story

Verizon Femtocell by Samsung revealed in FCC filing

Chris Davies, Nov 5th 2008 Discuss [2]

Prepare for the second-coming of the Samsung femtocell, last seen on the SlashGear test bench as the Sprint AIRAVE and now, revealed courtesy of the FCC, coming in a new Darth-style suit to Verizon Wireless. Despite cosmetic changes, the principle is the same: plug the femtocell into your broadband connection and it creates its own little bubble of CDMA coverage, within which your Verizon cellphone is king. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Sprint AIRAVE Reception-Boosting CDMA Femtocell Review

Chris Davies, Aug 14th 2008 Discuss [8]

We’d forgive you if you’d given up on Sprint’s AIRAVE. We’ve seen the femtocell – which promises to boost your CDMA signal by re-routing calls via your broadband – rolled out at so many tradeshows and events, even our tech-hungry eyes had begun to glaze over. Finally, though, the AIRAVE is here, and Sprint sent one over so that we could see whether the long wait was worth it.