So......Will I have to pay for a good coverage service that I should already be receiving? If a car, foriegn or domestic performed like cell phones we would be able to get our money back.

Comparing cars and wireless networks is ridiculous. Let's look at the math:

Avg. Car Price vs. Avg Phone Price.
Avg. Hours in Car vs. Avg Hours on Cell Phone

Do the math and you might see the relationship differently.

BobG: Should already be receiving?

I suppose you'd complain if you couldn't use your phone on the moon too?

There's only so far a signal can go, and so many layers of building material low power sites (yes, in the city basestations work far below their potential) can penetrate, and of course the proliferation of other wireless transmission technologies which cause receiver desensitivity.

Nobody wants a cell tower in their back yard yet complain when signal is weak indoors. Municipal entities make it very difficult to even have a site built these days. You watch, someday the windmills will be the same pariah: "not in my backyard". They are simply fashionable today as were cell towers 20 years ago - which broadcast at much higher wattages back then.

Look, if you lived in a Faraday cage and couldn't make a call, how could you hold the carrier responsible? How can the carriers know what type of structure or elevation, or basement you live in? And receiving is one thing, your phone needs to be able to report back to the site, and if distance or interference keeps that from happening, you will not be able to make calls.

Back in the day, it was just cool to have a phone hardwired in your car...and of course they were 3watt TX. Handhelds were an extreme luxury and of course, owners knew they wouldn't work as well.

Now, as ubiquitous as they are, handhelds are replacing traditional wired phones, and owners expect the exact same service, but at 70mph, anywhere they go, including their homes.

It's simply amazing that we have this technology and it works, and for most populated areas, is a very good service.

Sorry if you live too far from a site, or in a basement, or in a highrise which sees too many sites. These issues will be remedied as time goes on, but the Femto is certainly a step in a helpful direction.