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Originally Posted by lark
ryangoo,
Thank you for the link. I think that looks pretty interesting. Depending on the price, it would be something I would probably get. It did not appear to me from the demo video that using TMo's router was required.
I actually am a VZW customer, using a smart phone, and trying to understand both the BB and other carriers before I switch.
Thanks again.
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Using TMo's router is not required, but likely it is recommended unless you want to set up your own traffic shaping algorithms / QOS etc. You can bet that every handset that TMo sells will be tested against their routers and theirs only, and if you choose not to use the one provided, then you can't complain if the voice quality sucks (which, without QOS in an environment with many additional MEs on the AP, it would).
Also, high-level description of UMA/GAN - your phone takes the GSM/GPRS stack that it would send over the cellular link and sends it over the WiFi link instead. The carrier's network sees your AP as just another base station.