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At 1.9 inches wide, 3.5 inches tall and .8 inches thick I wouldn't necessarily call the Samsung T409 (one of the supported @home phones) a brick.

--Travis Hudson, MWW Group on behalf of Samsung]]>Sep 17th 2007 5:52PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/
Wow you PR guys are quick! So perhaps you wouldn't call it a brick, but in an age where most guys put their phones in their pockets, rather than in some kind of belt holster, .8 inches is thick in my opinion. Hell, my 619 is a little thick for me, but I'm dealing with it because my 509 is broken at the moment. All I'm saying is that these are the first two phones out of the gate, and we all know Samsung and other handset makers can and will do better. Just as I'm sure Apple will do much better with iPhone 2.0.

Cheers]]>Sep 17th 2007 6:09PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/Sep 17th 2007 12:53PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/Sep 17th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/
As I commented on the Gizmodo post, I think the real debate is over which approach is better, WiFi/UMA or this mini-cell concept. With either, you have to buy some piece of new hardware. On the surface, the femtocell is a cleaner solution since you're not really adding any new technology. You buy the base station and you get the benefit of it working with all existing handsets. With WiFi, you're probably going to have to buy a new phone which will probably cost more than a $50 base station. What I don't think people realize about WiFi though is that it represents an arguably universal communication standard. In a country where most phones are locked to their home network, being able to use something that generic is a hugely important evolution.]]>Sep 17th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/Sep 17th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/
Just like with T-Mobile's Hot Spot @ Home, you only pay an additional monthly fee for unlimited calling. They give you the *option* of unlimited WiFi calling but you don't have to sign up for it. I use the T-Mobile thing because I don't have cell reception in my apartment. The minutes I have in plan are plenty for me and I'm not paying one extra cent to use the service. Same thing with this offering from Sprint.]]>Sep 17th 2007 3:18PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/Sep 17th 2007 3:21PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/17/sprint-airave-signal-booster-goes-on-sale-today-in-denver-and/Sep 17th 2007 6:02PM