AT&T MicroCell brings more bars, but at a cost

I'm one of those lucky AT&T Users who has AT&T DSL, an AT&T Land line, and AT&T Wireless. It sounds like this would get me into the unlimited calling plan for no additional cost. I can't seem to find this official statement on the AT&T site ... any ideas on how I can order this?

It hasn't been pointed out yet but, when using a microcell and your own bandwidth for 3G coverage, that will count against AT&T's new data caps as well as your minutes (if you aren't on an unlimited plan).

I bought a microcell recently and it does work as advertised...in a very small region of my house. When I walk into my kitchen or living room...guess what, it doesn't share well with the real tower near my house and I either can't dial properly or the post-dial delay is horrendous. The good thing is that when switching to the microcell, it waits to hand off on an existing call, or, in AT&T fashion, is nice enough to drop your call so that it can switch to the microcell. When leaving...the same thing happens: dropped call. That stuff about paying an additional fee for unlimited calls on the microcell (and all calls started on the microcell and switched to the AT&T network are free) is complete junk. Don't do it. No calls switch properly. Not once. I've had this thing for two weeks and tried many times. It never happens.

Does anyone else see the irony of the bullet point on their website: "Surf the web and watch video on the nation's fastest 3G network."

At least for phones with WiFi, that's a completely worthless "feature".

I just talked with AT&T regarding the discounts with the landline and DSL services and the representative told me that there are no discounts. It is just a $20 fee and it does not matter what you have.

I've been much more aware of the consequences of cell phone radiation since a good friend of mine was diagnosed with a brain tumor his doctors think might be related to his high cell phone usage for the last 20 years.....after reading a few articles I'm on the fence, but am starting to be convinced.

I was waiting months and months for AT&T to take the Femocell tests nation wide so we could improve coverage at our house - but now I decided I'm not going to put a mini-cell phone tower in my house..... still trying to figure out if I'm being crazy or properly cautious with this stuff, but there's just too many unknowns and too much money in the industry for honest answers at this point.

god, I feel like a nut job even typing that - everyone to your bunkers NOW!

great, i just called att and this wont work if your phone is tied to a business account. fuck you, att and your shitty service.

$100 REBATE when you get the $19 unlimited minutes. There is no rebate chargeback when dropping this plan. I have unlimited cell minutes already, so that's my plan. Shipping today. From EDGE to 3G overnight!

My grandparents live in the Hollywood Hills in LA and hardly get any reception in the main house. The guest house gets 5 bars on AT&T 3G where the house (if you're lucky) gets up to 2 bars of (E)GPRS. The way their house was built (in the 1930s) does not allow for good cell reception.

On another note, AT&T's MicroCell service rolls out nationwide on the 16th.

Agreed. I live in Detroit and have no service. It's pathetic. So now AT&T wants me to pay $150 to get service that I should already have. Where's the logic? I like the iPhone I have but the service is over-priced and the coverage is horrible. Sure hoping Apple wises up and gets a contract with Verizon.