The AIRAVE product has rave reviews about the technology and the value proposition to Sprint customers.  With AIRAVE you will not have any more coverage problems as long as you have high-speed Internet access at your home. 

From Sprint Press Release 7/30/2008 

“The technology behind the AIRAVE has received several awards, including Best of Innovations at CES 2008, Emerging Technologies Award – 1st Place: Network Infrastructure Category at CTIA 2008 and Best of CTIA 2007 “Best Cell Phone Accessory” Award from LAPTOP Magazine.

Starting August 17, Sprint customers will be able to purchase the AIRAVE at Sprint stores across the country for $99.99 (taxes excluded). Customers are required to subscribe to the AIRAVE enhanced coverage plan, which is priced at just $4.99** per month in addition to the customer’s regular wireless voice plan. Customers who do not have one of Sprint’s unlimited voice plans, such as Simply Everything, can get unlimited in-home calling by subscribing to the optional AIRAVE Unlimited Voice plan for an additional $10 per month** for individuals or $20 per month for families.** For more information, customers can visit www.sprint.com/airave.” 

 For an extra $4.99/month per user, you can have coverage with your regular cell phone plan and for an additional $5.00/month you can have unlimited home calling to your cell phone from your home.  This is similar to the T-Mobile options but uses a technology strictly for cellphone service and expands the Sprint Network to work in your home or within 5,000 feet. 

This does two great things for consumers. 

1.  Eliminates the marketing BS about coverage and reliability.  Now the network has a cell tower inside your home.  What could be better?

2.  Provides coverage to anywhere you get high-speed Internet access inside buildings.  In building coverage is always a problem for any carrier and this provides an elegant solution.

3.  You still get a price advantage with Sprint over other carriers even with the additional $5.00 charge.  For example, you get the Unlimited Talk & Text Plan and an AIRAVE.  You are paying just $94.99/month for unlimited voice & unlimited texting.  This still saves you $20-$30 per month over AT&T and Verizon unlimited plans.  This is more than enough to off set the cost of the device at $99.99. 

Lastly, this is a Samsung product, so you will have great quality and ease of use. 

Another great Sprint innovation. 

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