Hot Spot @ Home question...
can it be used with satellite broadband? I would love to get this, but sat broadband is all thats available where I am.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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i believe that it should work with any High speed data connection because the phone runs off the wi-fi router and uses the concept of Voip.
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No.
I am not personally sure why, but the training we went through on Hot Spot at home drilled it in our heads that it only works with Telephone or Cable High speed internet.
Even had a training senario of 'Bob' with high speed sat. service comes in to store....correct answer was to tell him sorry, doesn't work for you.
I am not personally sure why, but the training we went through on Hot Spot at home drilled it in our heads that it only works with Telephone or Cable High speed internet.
Even had a training senario of 'Bob' with high speed sat. service comes in to store....correct answer was to tell him sorry, doesn't work for you.
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funny that someone had a preminition, since I am bob and I wanted to know... 😳
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sorry one more question, what if i get the satellite package that has the 1.5mb download/250kb upload speeds? that would make it comparable to dsl?
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Taken from the internal T-Mobile hot spot page:
HotSpot @Home Handset Requirements
Customers must have a dual-mode HotSpot @Home (UMA) handset.
Phones such as the Dash, MDA or SDA support Wi-Fi but will not function as a HotSpot @Home handset because of hardware limitations.
Current HotSpot @Home handsets are Samsung T709, Nokia 6086, Samsung T409, and Nokia 6136. For information on supported devices, see the Supported Devices / Routers policy.
HotSpot @Home Internet Requirements
Customers must have high-speed Internet access such as cable, DSL, or WiMAX (for example, Clearwire) in order to use the service at home.
Satellite, ISDN, and dial-up connections are not supported.
Customers without broadband Internet can s...
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HotSpot @Home Handset Requirements
Customers must have a dual-mode HotSpot @Home (UMA) handset.
Phones such as the Dash, MDA or SDA support Wi-Fi but will not function as a HotSpot @Home handset because of hardware limitations.
Current HotSpot @Home handsets are Samsung T709, Nokia 6086, Samsung T409, and Nokia 6136. For information on supported devices, see the Supported Devices / Routers policy.
HotSpot @Home Internet Requirements
Customers must have high-speed Internet access such as cable, DSL, or WiMAX (for example, Clearwire) in order to use the service at home.
Satellite, ISDN, and dial-up connections are not supported.
Customers without broadband Internet can s...
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I believe it has something to do with how the service works and with 911 service. With cable and tele high speed networks your phone goes into the internet to the nearest TMo hub and then thru the cell network from there, so its all local.
With Sat you end up way off the beaten path somewhere, not local.
With Sat you end up way off the beaten path somewhere, not local.
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It doesn't have to do with 911; the emergency centers still don't know where you are with VOIP and that's why Vonage has their own special emergency center and why you need to register your street address with any VOIP service. The reason satellite internet won't work with T-Mo Hotspot@Home (or any other VOIP service) is latency.
You don't notice it when browsing the internet, sending emails, etc, but the packets you're sending out and receiving take longer to hit the satellite than with cable or DSL service. It's not that much longer and you don't notice it with the web, but it really hinders non-buffered streaming content.
A good example of lag in satellite uplinks is the satellite phones used by field reporters for CNN. You notice ...
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You don't notice it when browsing the internet, sending emails, etc, but the packets you're sending out and receiving take longer to hit the satellite than with cable or DSL service. It's not that much longer and you don't notice it with the web, but it really hinders non-buffered streaming content.
A good example of lag in satellite uplinks is the satellite phones used by field reporters for CNN. You notice ...
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