Re: How do I get >>> free cell phone minutes via home based pc

"Jan" <jarek.mfg@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> How do I get >>> free cell phone minutes via home based pc
>
> Geesh I read about this now I cannot find it again.
>
> What i understood was while away from my pc minutes are billed as per the
> norm
>
> But while at home I connect my cell through my pc or mac and the minutes
> are then free.
>
> Please help direct me back in the right direction
>
> I am currently using Verizon for my cell and I will be giving up my
> landline while on the road so i am trying to keep costs down.
>
> Preferably I would like a 2-3 phone plan.
>
> TIA
> Jan

You mean femtocells?

http://www.phonemag.com/verizon-femt...008-042286.php

AFAIK, Verizon hasn't announced pricing, so whether the minutes will be
"free" or not remains to be seen. The main attraction, IMO, of Femtocells
is coverage where you might not have good coverage currently. "Free"
minutes in return for a monthly fee is secondary.

T-Mobile offers a femtocell solution that uses pure WiFi instead of GSM or
CDMA, so there are no licensing restrictions (you can use any open WiFi
internet connection anywhere to have "local" coverage. Verizon will
probably restrict them geographically like Sprint does, using GPS location
data.)

Hello Todd,
This seems to be what I was looking for. I did search further and I
think now it was T-mobile where I originally saw it.
Digging deeper there they seem to have a good deal but it would be
easier to stay with Verizon and it appears verizon has a much larger
coverage area?

Can't do anything until they release it tho.
For now back to my search for the best plan for small business 3 user on
one plan with unlimited minutes

If you know which one I would love to hear about it.
So much fine print makes a person crazy.

Thanks for your input it is very much appreciated
Cheers,
Jan

Todd Allcock wrote:
>
> "Jan" <jarek.mfg@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:lC_%j.176505$rd2.37346@pd7urf3no...
>
>> How do I get >>> free cell phone minutes via home based pc
>>
>> Geesh I read about this now I cannot find it again.
>>
>> What i understood was while away from my pc minutes are billed as per
>> the norm
>>
>> But while at home I connect my cell through my pc or mac and the
>> minutes are then free.
>>
>> Please help direct me back in the right direction
>>
>> I am currently using Verizon for my cell and I will be giving up my
>> landline while on the road so i am trying to keep costs down.
>>
>> Preferably I would like a 2-3 phone plan.
>>
>> TIA
>> Jan
>
>
> You mean femtocells?
>
> http://www.phonemag.com/verizon-femt...008-042286.php
>
> AFAIK, Verizon hasn't announced pricing, so whether the minutes will be
> "free" or not remains to be seen. The main attraction, IMO, of
> Femtocells is coverage where you might not have good coverage
> currently. "Free" minutes in return for a monthly fee is secondary.
>
> T-Mobile offers a femtocell solution that uses pure WiFi instead of GSM
> or CDMA, so there are no licensing restrictions (you can use any open
> WiFi internet connection anywhere to have "local" coverage. Verizon
> will probably restrict them geographically like Sprint does, using GPS
> location data.)
>
>
>
>
>