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THE GOOD
The T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service lets you make and receive calls using both regular GSM cellular airwaves and preconfigured wireless networks. You can save money and get better reception whenever you make calls via Wi-Fi. HotSpot @Home comes with a choice of two wireless routers optimized for hot-spot calls. This service is compatible with all T-Mobile HotSpots as well.

THE BAD
The T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service is currently only available on two phones, and will not work with just any Wi-Fi-enabled device. Additionally, switching between cellular airwaves and a Wi-Fi access point could be a lot smoother.

THE BOTTOM LINE
Despite a few problems when transitioning between cellular airwaves and wireless networks, the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service is a great idea. You can save money, get better reception, and possibly even get rid of your existing landline. However, we would wait until the service supports more phones.

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Average CNET Reader Rating: 6.0 out of 10

CNET Reader Reviews

  1. June 30, 2007 07:16

    4.0/5
    My apt always got spotty servive, no matter if I was using AT&T or T-Mobile, it didnt matter. Now, I get PERFECT reception anywhere I go in my apt. Also, it works in my office, at the coffee shop I frequent, at my parents house out in the sticks...  read more »

    - peestandingup

  2. July 18, 2007 03:37

    4.0/5
    Like many city apartment dwellers I had very poor reception (essentially I had to lay flat against the window and wait for a signal). I refuse to pay for a landline so Hotspot@home was a perfect solution for me. I now talk anywhere in my apartment a...  read more »

    - Haien78

  3. February 17, 2008 10:46
    Good
    1.5/5
    (Verbatim posting from my review on Nokia 6086)

    I was super-excited about the Wi-Fi calling ability of this phone. I even cancelled my old-school AT&T analog land line before the phone arrived! BIG MISTAKE.

    For the past 3 months I ...  read more »

    - edubz123


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