The company has received a lot of grief for announcing a service way before its time - almost three years before its time to be exact. Although the service does compete with wireline voice service, it is truly an interesting alternative for data services as well. The service is clearly a consumer play. Supports up to 10 lines - four voice and six data, each with a unique address. Homes connected to the service also have the capability of enabling a LAN that can link up to five computers with compatible NICs.
Customers can make voice calls during a data session.
In a true feat, the service allows customers to keep their local phones and existing phone numbers. Because each household is equipped with an enhanced personal base station, mobility phones will automatically register as home handsets that are part of the household network when used at home. The installation can take up to two hours. Line of sight is not required between the antenna and the base station. A physical wire connects the antenna to the control unit in the home, and the control unit is connect to an existing phone jack and AC power supply outlet.