{"id":468608,"date":"2010-03-24T15:12:07","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/?p=28415"},"modified":"2010-03-24T15:12:07","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T19:12:07","slug":"att-to-begin-3g-microcell-rollout-in-mid-april-microcell-unit-to-cost-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/468608","title":{"rendered":"AT&amp;T to begin 3G MicroCell rollout in mid-April, MicroCell unit to cost $150"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/3G-MicroCell.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"3G-MicroCell\" width=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The news out of CTIA just won&#8217;t stop. AT&#038;T has just announced their roll out plans for their cell-tower-in-a-box, signal-boostin&#8217; 3G MicroCell service, which they&#8217;ve had in testing since September. <\/p>\n<p>Not sure what the MicroCell is? Don&#8217;t sweat it &#8211; it&#8217;s a bit of a weird concept. If you&#8217;re in an area where signal is spotty, you can pick up one of these boxes, connect it to your home broadband, and it&#8217;ll act as a miniature, low power cell tower. Your signal goes up, and the stress on AT&#038;T&#8217;s towers goes down. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what we know so far:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They&#8217;ll be moving from their limited testing phase to a national roll out beginning in April, with the service lighting up in unnamed cities around the US &#8220;in the coming months&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The MicroCell unit will come at a one time cost of $149.99<\/li>\n<li>The unit can be self installed; AT&#038;T is offering tech support, but they&#8217;re not insisting that their guys plug it in for you<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s no monthly fee if you don&#8217;t mind that connecting through the MicroCell still uses your AT&#038;T minutes. If you <em>do<\/em> mind, you can tack on an unlimited MicroCell calling plan for 20 bucks a month. On the upside, it looks like selecting that plan at purchase will score you a $100 mail-in rebate, dropping the long-term price of the unit to $50.<\/li>\n<li>MicroCell owners can support up to 10 different lines, with 4 of those lines talking simultaneously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what do you think, dear readers? Are these prices fair? Are you ready to put a little tiny cell tower in your house?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/z5lCqbfQh7g5bz7vCDRblr1eqHE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/z5lCqbfQh7g5bz7vCDRblr1eqHE\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/z5lCqbfQh7g5bz7vCDRblr1eqHE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/z5lCqbfQh7g5bz7vCDRblr1eqHE\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=tYx_rn7j1pk:D09K-L0Rsc8:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?i=tYx_rn7j1pk:D09K-L0Rsc8:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=tYx_rn7j1pk:D09K-L0Rsc8:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?i=tYx_rn7j1pk:D09K-L0Rsc8:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=tYx_rn7j1pk:D09K-L0Rsc8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news out of CTIA just won&#8217;t stop. AT&#038;T has just announced their roll out plans for their cell-tower-in-a-box, signal-boostin&#8217; 3G MicroCell service, which they&#8217;ve had in testing since September. Not sure what the MicroCell is? Don&#8217;t sweat it &#8211; it&#8217;s a bit of a weird concept. 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