Monday, March 29, 2010

No bars at home? AT&T to offer $150 fix - USATODAY.com

NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. wireless subscribers who have poor reception at home will soon be able fix that, for $150.

The carrier said Wednesday that it is rolling out "femtocells," little boxes that work much like Wi-Fi routers, except that they send out cellular signals. When connected to the home's broadband modem, they pick up signals from the cellphones in the home and relay them through the Internet connection. In essence, they're small cell towers for the home...