I have been using my Sprint Airave device for a while now, since it came out. My house is in a dead zone for all networks, AT&T and Verizon included. I am lucky to get 1 bar of service so I had a lot of dropped calls. I called up Sprint to complain and they not only offered me a completely free Airave device, but they also waived the monthly $5 fee for better reception.

I was so impressed that I decided to add on the unlimited calls option for an extra $10 a month. The Airave does what it is supposed to do, it gives me all 5 bars and now I have unlimited phone calls from home with crystal clear reception. I have a SERO plan which cost $30 a month for unlimited data/text and 500 anytime minutes starting at 7PM. Now with the AIrave I also have unlimited voice calls and my TOTAL monthly bill is only $40 plus tax.

AT&T’s new device seems pretty expensive by comparison. I know for a fact that if you call Sprint and complain about poor reception, they will give you a free Airave and waive your monthly fees. Try that on AT&T.

As far as slower data speeds, I think that point is moot simply because the vast majority of people would tend to use either their computer for internet or at least wifi on their phones which would be far faster. In the rare instances I use data on my phone at home that is certainly what I use.

It is nice to see AT&T finally offering this device, but like Sprint they should give it to their users for free or heavily discounted. $20 a month also seems awfully expensive since you are using your cable/dsl internet connection to place calls freeing up traffic on their network.