For those who are wondering why the original Vodafone Access Gateway failed (no, not because it’s called a VAG), it is a simple matter of redundancy. After all, would you really use 3G when you are at home?
Chances are, accessing the web from your house would simply mean logging unto your WiFi network with your laptop or even from your desktop. Since most smart phones can log into WiFi, low 3G speeds and even weak signals do not pose much of problem since you have a different network option. Unless it’s a major emergency and you suddenly lose your internet connection, going online via 3G is rarely done a home.
So why is Vodafone renaming the old 3G booster and selling it at a really low price?
It can be for varied reasons; the most common answer that businessmen would say is that disposing of old stocks would be the most likely scenario. After all, the booster was originally priced at a solid £160 with a monthly £5 fee. Now anyone who wants to get the newly named Sure Signal Femtocell simply has to dole out £50 for the gadget sans the monthly fee.
There is however, another good reason why Vodafone might be bringing out this technology again. That is in preparation for the Nexus One. As many may already know, the Google phone has been having problems connecting to 3G networks. With the Femtocell, the chances of the device jumping between EDGE and 3G networks are less.
So far, it is hard to see if people really want this 3G signal booster at home. While piggybacking the connection on broadband internet may seem like a clever idea, it is pointless especially when your device can simply just connect straight to the internet via a WiFi router instead. People should just cut the middle man and save £50.
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