Sprint's Airave signal booster in the wild, on sale nationwide this month?

 01.07.2008 10:21   engadgetmobile.com

Filed under: Peripherals, Samsung, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA Considering that the last time Sprint's Airave was even relevant was when a smattering of folks bought one in Denver and Indianapolis, like, last September, here's a quick refresher on what this thing does. Similar to T-Mobile @home, this box plugs into one's broadband connection and essentially acts as a mini cell tower within your house, which will certainly make folks in a fringe zone with no option for Roam Only (feel our pain, Instinct owners?) quite happy. For whatever reason, the carrier has dilly-dallied around with this thing forever, and even if whispers prove true and it launches on July 15th for $99 (on top of a monthly fee), we have to wonder if anyone will even bite. Two more shots in the read link.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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