In article <1979275.dEvYhyI6sB@ale.cx>, troffasky@hotmail.com says...
> BGN wrote:
>
> > I'm guessing that UMA is pretty much the same thing, but with GSM/3G
> > instead of Bluetooth
>
> Close. UMA uses Wifi for the 'last 10 metres', so requires a special
> handset.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_Access_Network
>
> From this armchair general's perspective, picocells make more sense than UMA
> as they don't require a special handset. I'm not sure if UMA also requires a
> special wifi AP, if so it makes even less sense. I'm sure there are
> compelling reasons for UMA over picocells.

For a household with a wireless router connected to the internet (faily
common) no extra equipment is necessary, aside from a compatible
handset.

It's probably easier for the average customer to simply purchase/acquire
free with their contract a suitable handset than it would be to install
and configre a femto.
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Regards
Jon