Sprint AIRAVE™ - Create mini cell tower in your home!

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http://www.sprintenterprise.com/airave/

http://www.nextel.com/en/services/airave/index.shtml?id9=vanity:airave

With Sprint AIRAVE™, a winner of the 2008 PC World 25 Most Innovative Products Award, you'll enjoy enhanced wireless service in your home or office — even if there is no coverage. It's like having your own miniature cell tower with a coverage radius of up to 5,000 square feet.

Key Features

• Works with any Sprint phone — up to three users at the same time.¹
• Installs in minutes with your existing broadband Internet access, such as DSL, cable or T1.
• Unlimited incoming and outgoing calls, including nationwide long distance, when using your Sprint phone and initiating your call on the device (requires an AIRAVE unlimited calling plan).**
• Automatically transfers calls to the Sprint Nationwide Network once you leave your home or office.²
• Limit access to your AIRAVE by creating a list of up to 50 approved Sprint phone numbers.

Get It

• AIRAVE is available exclusively from Sprint. Here's how to get it:
  Check to see where AIRAVE is available.
• Contact or visit your nearest Sprint Store for details.

What You'll Need

• Active Sprint phone(s)
• Sprint voice plan
• Broadband Internet access, such as DSL, cable or T1.
• Available Ethernet port — either on your modem or via a router — to connect AIRAVE to your broadband data service.
• Available power outlet

Pricing

• Sprint AIRAVE Base Station - $99.99/each (requires activation at time of purchase and subscription to an AIRAVE plan. Excludes taxes.)
• AIRAVE Enhanced Coverage Charge - $4.99/mo. (required per AIRAVE unit)**
• Single Line Unlimited Calling Plan (optional) - $10/mo.**
• Multi-Line Unlimited Calling Plan (optional) - $20/mo. per account**

This looks similar to T-Mobile's AtHome service. It even has a GPS chip in it for E911 service. According to the user guide:

"By utilizing a built-in GPS antenna, the base station is capable of maintaining exact network timing updates and providing E911 services with an accurate location.

• The current GPS location (provided by the internal antenna) is used to help the base station quickly locate GPS satellites for faster GPS acquisition
• If the GPS signal is ever interrupted or insufficient because of location, install the external GPS antenna and place it in an open area for better reception."