Those who know me, will know that I am fascinated by mobile technology and occasionally write about it on my blog. Well, I have some news to share. I am proud to say that I have a mini-mobile telephone mast in my house. Given the controversy about these mobile masts, you probably think I have gone mad.
Let me explain. It isn't one of those long aerial type pylons. It is a small white box, something akin to a wireless router. It is called the Vodafone Gateway, and I have to say, is simply incredible.
Since I moved into my new house in Newhall earlier this month, I was aghast to find that there was no Vodafone signal. Although O2 worked (luckily my work Blackberry is on O2), the Vodafone signal was terrible, virtually non-existent.
I called up Vodafone, and they sent me this amazing contraption (which is part of an upgrade). You simply plug it in to your broadband, register all your Vodafone numbers on the net, and hey presto, you have a full Vodafone 3G signal.
I think my Vodafone Gateway is a unique machine. It means that every house can get mobile broadband - at full warp speed - without needing to worry about the inadequacies of a mobile signal. Mobile Broadband, is also cheaper than the full cable/landline version.
The Gateway, is a very important development in the advancement of mobile technology. As other networks no doubt get their own version of the Gateway - and as they are taken up by mobile users - there will be less and less need for landlines. In keeping with this trend, 3 network have invented the Mi-FI, in essence a mobile Wi-FI machine that can link up numerous computers to internet via the mobile Network. I am more and more convinced that the days of cables and land lines are over.
Let me explain. It isn't one of those long aerial type pylons. It is a small white box, something akin to a wireless router. It is called the Vodafone Gateway, and I have to say, is simply incredible.
Since I moved into my new house in Newhall earlier this month, I was aghast to find that there was no Vodafone signal. Although O2 worked (luckily my work Blackberry is on O2), the Vodafone signal was terrible, virtually non-existent.
I called up Vodafone, and they sent me this amazing contraption (which is part of an upgrade). You simply plug it in to your broadband, register all your Vodafone numbers on the net, and hey presto, you have a full Vodafone 3G signal.
I think my Vodafone Gateway is a unique machine. It means that every house can get mobile broadband - at full warp speed - without needing to worry about the inadequacies of a mobile signal. Mobile Broadband, is also cheaper than the full cable/landline version.
The Gateway, is a very important development in the advancement of mobile technology. As other networks no doubt get their own version of the Gateway - and as they are taken up by mobile users - there will be less and less need for landlines. In keeping with this trend, 3 network have invented the Mi-FI, in essence a mobile Wi-FI machine that can link up numerous computers to internet via the mobile Network. I am more and more convinced that the days of cables and land lines are over.
This was the idea behind BT's old "Rabbit" phones. They ended up being the first DECT phones rather than fulfilling thier potential of having a "base station" in every home/office/shop as BT wanted.
ReplyDeleteIf we all had something like this and they were set up with an internal "firewall" to protect you from people hacking in to you personal internal network and phones, but which had open access for passing users of your network - or even every network - masts could potentially disappear.
They also emit at far lower power than masts so benefits all round!
Though you do need the landline for Sky. Some insurance companies will not give you cover without a landline. And many burglar alarms use the landline. Were it not for that BT would have been given their marching orders by me a long time ago. Paying for 20Mb...... on a newish estate... getting 1.5 if lucky!
ReplyDeleteSurely you mean that every house can get mobile broadband ... as long as they already have landline broadband, which of course makes the landline as vital as ever?
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