Femtocell Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

AT&T rolling out MicroCell to five more markets

by Steven Sande (Feb 26th, 2010)

We've previously written about AT&T's MicroCell device and service here at TUAW. It's a tiny cell tower that you plug into your home cable or DSL connection to boost your phone reception. This is particularly handy for those with home offices who may currently be plagued with poor reception on ...

Guest post: Setting up an AT&T MicroCell with Murphy Mac

by TUAW Blogger (Oct 2nd, 2009)

Editor's Note: We welcome guest poster Murphy Mac, a long-time friend of the site who shared with us his experience of setting up one of the new femtocell AT&T repeaters that promise to improve reception for well-heeled iPhone users... or will they? Good times for Charlotte, North Carolina: ...

AT&T poised to roll out 3G MicroCell service

by Steven Sande (Sep 22nd, 2009)

For many iPhone owners in the U.S., the fact that you're tied to AT&T as the wireless carrier has been a serious problem. As an example, until this week, I was lucky if I got 2 bars of signal strength on EDGE at my house and I never had 3G service. Now, for some inexplicable reason, I'm able to ...

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