Five bars is a beautiful thing, baby.
Five bars on the AT&T 3G MicroCell
Yesterday I happened to stop by the AT&T store near my house, and they had just received a shipment of these bad boys. After a couple of minor setup hiccups, I now have five full bars of signal strength even in the farthest edges of the house (even the basement, which was a “No Service” dead zone until this morning), and all it costs me is a negligible hit on my Verizon FiOS 25/25 broadband connection.
AT&T must be absolutely petrified at the thought of losing customers to other mobile carriers. Remember those 3G MicroCells that started popping up recently (MSRP $149.99)? Engadget reported yesterday that AT&T has started sending out letters to their “most valuable customers”, good for one free AT&T 3G MicroCell.
Guess who’s a valuable AT&T customer?!
I am now the proud owner of a piece of paper redeemable for one AT&T 3G MicroCell
Yup, that’s right, I am now the proud owner of a sheet of paper, redeemable for one range-boosting femtocell device. I almost threw out the letter without even opening it—the envelope looks like 99.7% of the rest of the junk mail that clogs my snailbox these days.
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