T-Mobile's Hotspot @ Home intro pricing ends 9/4

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juliaaxo12

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For all those interested in the TMo’s Hotspot @ home service to complement their new 8320:
I called this morning to see if they had planned to extend the $9.99 intro offer (individual plan price) beyond September 4th or at least until after the 8320 releases. They said no. What they will do, however, is sign you up for the service and any qualifying plan and make it active on your billing date. Since I already knew I wanted the service, I signed up this morning. I’ll be paying for something that I will not use for 3
 
Thanks for that info , signing up today. One question , is the router part of that package or is that seprate. Oh and do you have to get those cheap looking phones?~via BB (wap.rabroad.com)~
 
The router is $50, but you get a $50 mail in rebate. As for the cheap looking phones, for now, yes. They only have two very unattractive phones that are compatible with the service. I'm waiting for the Curve 8320 which should be compatible with @ Home.
 
My understanding is you can use any wireless router, but there may be more steps to configure a
"non-tmo" router.

non need to buy theirs
 
True. You can use any router, if you already have one. Their router is supposed to be specially designed to extend the battery life of your phone when you're at home.
 
It improves the coverage in your home. Plus, it's unlimited calling from home and at any TMO hotspot at no additional charge.

Here are some links to check out..

http://www.t-mobile.com/promotions/hotspotathomelearnmore.aspx

http://www.theonlyphoneyouneed.com/
 
i get how you could connect to your homes wi-fi hot spot using the WEP key or some other code, but how could you use say panera's hot spot for calls? are the public hot spots all unsecure??
 
Now that question you'll have to ask a TMO rep. But I bet their answer will be that they guarantee the security of their hotspots, but as for other hotspots, use at your own risk. That's a typical corporate disclaimer.
~via BB (wap.rabroad.com)~
 
Most true public hotspots are unsecure due to their nature of wanting to provide free internet access. As for T-Mobile hotspots, those all require log in but they get that info directly from the phone when it begins the handoff process to connect to the system. For other hotspots it just depends on what the person who manages the hotspot set it up as, open or closed with login required.

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