Vodafone is about to launch a new plug-in box that’ll boost your mobile phone signal at home. The Vodafone Access Gateway plugs into your home broadband line giving you a localised burst of 3G signal and, of course, reliable access to all of Vodafone’s phone services. That means no more balancing on one leg holding a coat-hanger when trying to find the best signal spot.
The Vodafone Access Gateway is about the size of an ordinary router and can support up to four voice calls at the same time. It also prevents your neighbours, for example, from taking advantage of your little pocket of 3G; you’ll just need to register the mobile numbers you want to have linked into the service and no one else will be able to pinch your bandwidth.
“The Vodafone Access Gateway will boost indoor mobile phone coverage for customers who today, find they need to move around the rooms in their home to get a consistent signal strength,” says Ian Shepherd, Consumer Director, Vodafone UK. As an added bonus, it’ll send Electrosmog alarmists into a seizure from 500 yards away.
There is a catch – the price. It’s £160 for the Vodafone Access Gateway, which is rather steep. Vodafone is trying to sweeten the deal with the offer of getting it free as part of a £15 per month price plan or on a monthly charge of £5; however, you are essentially paying out because Vodafone hasn’t put up enough phone masts to cover your area, which may not go down too well. But if you’re stuck in a rural black spot, it may be worth the outlay.
Out July 1 | £160 or on contract | Vodafone Access Gateway
