Cindy and Greg

So I haven’t posted a cool technology gadget in a while. This weekend as we prepare for our anniversary trip to Banff, AB I realized that we need some way to be able to get phone calls in an emergency. After talking to a few friends I decided to check out the T-Mobile HotSpot@Home offering. Essentially what it lets you do is use WiFi to connect your phone to their network. So if you are in a spotty coverage area or traveling internationally you can have your normal cell phone number follow you at no additional charge provided you have WiFi coverage. This is pretty amazing because after I called Verizon I was left scratching my head at the .79/minute charge for using my phone in Canada. Not to mention the fact that I would be paying be kb for data on the Blackberry. After all, isn’t Canada the 51st state? (just kidding my northern friends).

I have always been a fan of T-Mobile as a company, back to my days with 3gWiz.com. Currently there are 3 phones that work with  the T-Mobile offering, none of them terribly sexy or revolutionary in and of themselves. But I think this offering could have impacts on the rest of the cell phone industry.

Stay tuned for a full review…

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