mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes.

In recent months the service had been extensively tested in Seattle. He was now for the national roll-out ready, reports the “Wall Street Journal.” In Europe, all mobile operators such as Telecom Italia, British Telecom, Orange or before such services. “In Germany, a similar service was reinstated, as the popularity of the customers was too low. The longer term, however, these concepts prevail,” says Philipp Bohn, an analyst at market researcher Berlecon.

For the new service is a dual-mode mobile phone is needed that can communicate via both cellular and Wi-Fi. Were used in Seattle devices from Nokia and Samsung. The test customers were opened for service on the $ 20 monthly cell phone bill, for another five dollars could also be other family members use the service. You could make calls on T-Mobile hotspots at Starbucks stores, at airports and other public places with wireless coverage.

Once the customer is in the vicinity of a hotspot, the phone automatically connects to the Internet. The user notices nothing of this transition. All calls are thus made online. Technical problems encountered initially, according to test participants were now resolved. So it came to problems with the wireless signal handoff between GSM and WLAN. In addition, the devices with both wireless standards required much energy, which drained the battery quickly. The current generation of dual-mode phones have these teething problems but no longer. Besides the cost savings to speak Bohn also features a clear message: “The concept of ‘Fixed-mobile Convergence’ is also an interesting opportunity for companies to ensure that their employees are on the way to reach under the usual telephone number.”

mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes. In recent months the service had been extensively tested [...]

mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes. In recent months the service had been extensively tested [...]

mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes. In recent months the service had been extensively tested [...]

mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes. In recent months the service had been extensively tested [...]

mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes. In recent months the service had been extensively tested [...]

mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes. In recent months the service had been extensively tested [...]

mobile operator T-Mobile in the summer in the U.S. wants to start a service that allows customers with wireless-enabled mobile phones to make calls via hotspots in public or at home online. The service called “Hotspot at Home” to save the user cost or mobile minutes. In recent months the service had been extensively tested [...]