Anusha
02-14-2007, 06:59 AM
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5848/fpcellphonejs1.jpg (http://imageshack.us) But you can't make VoIP calls using your mobile phone
The best place to use your mobile phone could be your house according to Ericsson. The company this week introduced an access point device designed to improve mobile phone signals, especially for those who live in areas where cell-phone signals are weak or those who would like to use their phones in the basement.
The access point will be available through mobile phone operators only, and not available for purchase by consumers on the open market. The device will broadcast in GSM as well as WCDMA signals and even support Wi-Fi WLAN devices. Users plug the device into a broadband connection, which will then establish an Internet connection with their service provider. Ericsson's devices does not allow users to use their GSM phones to make VoIP calls through a VoIP service provider -- which would have been a fantastic feature.
Ericsson said that the devices will offer better signal strength as well as call quality. When users move between their home and a remote location, their phones will automatically switch between the local access point and regular wide area networks. The company is hoping that carriers will sell its access point to consumers in conjunction with a cheap in-the-house calling plan.
The access point will be available through a number of select operators starting mid this year.
The best place to use your mobile phone could be your house according to Ericsson. The company this week introduced an access point device designed to improve mobile phone signals, especially for those who live in areas where cell-phone signals are weak or those who would like to use their phones in the basement.
The access point will be available through mobile phone operators only, and not available for purchase by consumers on the open market. The device will broadcast in GSM as well as WCDMA signals and even support Wi-Fi WLAN devices. Users plug the device into a broadband connection, which will then establish an Internet connection with their service provider. Ericsson's devices does not allow users to use their GSM phones to make VoIP calls through a VoIP service provider -- which would have been a fantastic feature.
Ericsson said that the devices will offer better signal strength as well as call quality. When users move between their home and a remote location, their phones will automatically switch between the local access point and regular wide area networks. The company is hoping that carriers will sell its access point to consumers in conjunction with a cheap in-the-house calling plan.
The access point will be available through a number of select operators starting mid this year.