tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711024358725078137.post-52821328533003011962008-06-30T23:37:00.000-07:002008-06-30T23:38:23.955-07:00It sounds like the deal of the decade: T-Mobile USA Inc.'s @Home service offers unlimited North American calling for $10 per month. After <a href="http://www.voip-news.com/feature/tmobile-talk-forever-plan-022508/">a two-city trial</a>, the service is now available nationwide for T-Mobile users with "qualifying" subscriptions. But there are a lot of factors to consider before you sign up. However great it sounds, the service may not be the bargain it appears to be.<br />To use the service, you must buy a special home router, which costs $49.99 with a two-year service agreement. You'll also have to have a mobile subscription of at least $39.99 per month for a single line or $49.99 per month for a family plan. You plug the router into your broadband Internet connection, then plug a landline phone into the router. You can port your existing home-phone number to the new service if you wish to do so.<br /><br />Of course, you'll still be paying for your broadband connection. If you're currently getting that as part of a bundle that includes home-phone service, the price will go up. Some providers offer home broadband for $33 per month with phone service, but if you drop the latter, the cost for the former could rise to $45 or more per month.<br /><br />Read more about it <a href="http://www.voip-news.com/feature/t-mobile-athome-launch-063008/">here</a>.Technology Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886638620890921357noreply@blogger.com