It’s almost official folks! We told you that AT&T was thinking femtocell thoughts last week and apparently that MicroCell is real and AT&T customers will be able to get it soon. AT&T has even setup a special site for this network booster. MicroCell’s features and capabilities will be available to you for just $20 per month. It doesn’t seem that much but when you think of it, you shouldn’t pay extra for being able to get decent service from your chosen carrier. Maybe instead getting a femtocell from any of the Big Four you should consider a different carrier that will offer you decent coverage at home or at work without the need of a femtocell solution.

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If you were dreaming about an AT&T femtocell solution then you might be in luck! It seems that the carrier will launch femtocells soon. A certain Microcell femtocell is about to be soft launched next week which means the official launch is imminent. The device will be available in Atlanta, San Antonio, Seattle and some markets in North Carolina so in case your area isn’t listed here you’ll have to wait some more until actually being able to boost that poor cell phone signal with an AT&T femtocell. Fortunately for you we’ll keep an eye on such devices so you won’t miss official availability dates and prices when the Microcell becomes officially official!

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What carrier is going to be the first one to launch a 3G femtocell in the USA? Any bets? AT&T will say that its MicroCell solution will be available to customers before the end of the year. Sprint on the other hand is saying that its model will be the first 3G femtocell in the USA.

Mathew Oommen, Sprint’s VP of device and technology development apparently promised that Sprint will in fact be the first carrier to have a 3G femtocell device:

Just like Sprint was the first with 2G, we’ll definitely be the first in the 3G space as well. We’re not talking about trials; we’re talking about full commercial service.

Said device will offer extended EV-DO Rev. A coverage for all those Sprint 3G gadgets in your home. No specific details have been revealed so far and we have no prices details just yet. We’ll be back with all the specs once Sprint makes them available.

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Remember that femtocell solution from AT&T meant to improve that 3G connection? MicroCell was the name of it and AT&T it’s still working on. The carrier will apparently launch it by the end of the year as testing was successful enough. So why not launch it earlier? After all the competition already has similar solution in place ready to enhance their 3G network. And let’s keep in mind that a few million iPhone users out there could surely use MicroCell to boost AT&T’s current 3G coverage. What femtocell solution do you currently use?

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A Network Extender has been released by Verizon Wireless in an effort to boost cell phone reception. Apparently, many consumers are having some issues as far as cell phone reception is concerned and with this piece of hardware, they can expect better coverage and signals. The best part of it is that Verizon will not charge additional for it.

The Verizon Network Extender is essentially a mini-cell tower that works by using a customer’s existing broadband Internet connection to provide coverage in an area up to 5,000 square feet. The femtocell, which is made by Samsung, can also enhance the ability to send text messages, surf the mobile Web, and download e-mail, but it doesn’t support 3G speeds on Verizon’s 3G network.

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Did you think that AT&T was simply going to stand by and watch every other carrier launch their femtocell hardware? Well of course not! AT&T has a 3G MicroCell device which might actually get launched sooner or later. That’s right folks, we have no arrival dates and pricing for this one, but AT&T seems ready to start selling it. The device comes from Cisco and it will get you 5,000 square miles of coverage and it will allow up to four simultaneous voice data connections. The only downside is that this device will work with 3G phones. But you were probably going to get a 3G device too, right. It looks like AT&T has the edge over its competition as Sprint and Samsung only offer 2G coverage.

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Verizon has announced it will release a new femtocell network extender on January 25th that will allow users to create their own 5,000 square foot CDMA network using their internet connection to move calls and data back and forth. Up to three individual calls can be active at any single time but the Verizon Wireless Network Extender will demand a GPS puck be attached to make insure the device is not being used outside of the US.

The femtocell is built on the same Samsung Airwave base that was used for the previous Sprint application, and like that one will enable users to make calls in areas that previously had no Verizon coverage. The Verizon Wireless Network Extender is expected to retail for right around $249.95, and may or may not require additional monthly service fees. For users who live in hard to reach areas, the device will provide welcome access.

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Verizon Wireless is finally going to launch its own femtocell service starting on January 25. That femtocell device in the picture there looks like a small cellular but it isn’t. It’s more than that! It’s a cellphone tower in miniature which will get you better access to Verizon’s network no matter where you are. The device will get you about 5,000 square feet of Verizon signal and therefore it costs a few extra dollars. Look for it this Sunday in stores and bring your spare $249.99.
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