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Fido推出手機WiFi無限通話

【本報編譯江先聲綜合報導】Fido行動電話公司昨天宣布，推出全加首創的手機WiFi無限通話服務，可取代家中傳統電話。

據指出，Fido命名為「UNO」的這項WiFi無限通話計畫，其中一種主要功用，是透過WiFi在家中網上通話，取代傳統電話。在家使用時，手機利用Fido提供的高清晰度、高音質無線路由器（router），連接上家中既有的寬頻高速上網系統，那就可以像打傳統電話一樣隨意無限通話。

至於外出使用，只要碰上社區中有WiFi網路（或稱「熱點」hotspot），也可以自由無限通話。在沒有WiFi之處，則使用一般手機功能，也按一般手機通話計畫計費。

在「通話計畫」（airtime plan）方面，使用UNO服務的消費者，首先要有一個一般的手機通話計畫，然後在此之上另加一個WiFi無限通話計畫，這方面有兩個選項：

(1)月費15元：本地電話無限WiFi通話；

(2)月費20元：本地電話及加拿大國內長途電話無限WiFi通話。

使用UNO服務，須具備一支兼具手機功能與WiFi功能的「雙模式」手機。Fido暫提供的唯一選擇是諾基亞（Nokia）6301手機。被譽為「諾基亞經典之作」6300型號手機，特別增加WiFi功能而發展為6301，並延長了電池壽命。

這種結合行動電話和WiFi無線網路通訊的二合一服務，全球多國採用「全球行動通訊系統」（GSM）的手機服務供應商都有提供，在北美洲，美國T-Mobile早已提供這種服務，在加拿大尚屬首創。

WiFi原是把電腦周邊產品與電腦主機連接的無線系統，後來訊號傳送範圍擴大，發展為社區無線通訊系統，在人氣旺盛的地區，如機場、會展中心、酒店、咖啡店、圖書館等，愈來愈廣為設置。

隸屬電訊業巨擘羅渣士（Rogers）旗下的Fido，此項UNO計畫據悉也開放予羅渣士行動電話用戶參與。

Mr.JPG

甘唔吸引又麻煩既新服務
好似Ｄ癮君子搵地方去打針甘去搵 hotspot/wifi 打個電話
直接用手提好過

siumaibb

only 5 times a month? why didn't you just give up you landline

pkphilip

The UNO service is just like the T-Mobile HotSpot service with a tweak.

In the US, T-Mobile has their own HotSpot in basically everywhere. From StarBucks, malls and gas station. The idea is very similar to the old PCS service in HK. When people see the "sign", they know they get phone service.

Unless Rogers has similar infrastructure in Canada, I doubt UNO will work.

Rogers now has ADSL and Landline, it might be a good alternative to Telus.

Philip

baubau

I am a little confused... with Rogers home phone and others (AIC, Primus) isn't it true that the line only comes through one jack?  And that jack would then has to connect directly to your internet modem as well?

I guess the convenience of Telus landline is plug and play in rooms with a phone jack, which other companies cannot outbid.

pokii

但係AIC咁平,係唔係一定要長途電話跟埋?

jh66

原帖由 Mr.JPG 於 2008-5-7 09:04 發表
甘唔吸引又麻煩既新服務
好似Ｄ癮君子搵地方去打針甘去搵 hotspot/wifi 打個電話
直接用手提好過

等有全城無線上網再說吧.

Caffie

My family is using AIC right now, soooo cheap, 十幾蚊 a month, still using our old number (from Telus) which we used for 20+ years.
But when I call home from my cell phone, it takes about 5 seconds to hear the "doot" dialing tone.. and it's 好細聲 and 唔係好清 too.. I've complained about that to my dad but he said, "冇計啦, 平吖嘛, 十幾蚊仲想點呀"

Mini

原帖由 baubau 於 2008-5-7 14:37 發表
I am a little confused... with Rogers home phone and others (AIC, Primus) isn't it true that the line only comes through one jack?  And that jack would then has to connect directly to your internet mo ...

i'm using rogers and it's the same as the telus landline.  my apartment has pre-wired phone jacks and i just plug the regular home phone to the jack and can use any jack in my home for homephone service.  getting the benefit of being a new customer could be cheaper than telus for the first 6 months. now i have 1 landline + call display + call waiting.  All the fees add up to $40.61 in total per month.

jojo2009

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