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Actiontec unveils range-extending Wireless FMC Router for mobile / WiFi hybrid phones

Author:Darren Murph

Date:by , posted Jan 13th 2007 at 1:07PM

Source Site:engadget



For those of you who happen to be in the predicament of owning a svelte hybrid cellular / WiFi phone, yet cant get cellphone service back in the boondocks where you reside, Actiontec is kicking out a range-extending router to help you make and receive calls on your mobile handset via WiFi. Touted as a "worlds first," the Wireless FMC Router acts a standard four-port 802.11b/g/n router, supports WPA2 / WEP, and comes with a rather robust firewall to keep your conversations guarded from snoopers. Additionally, it facilitates call switching between the mobile and home WiFi networks as users move in and out of the house, giving you the option to connect via your cellular network or over VoIP with the same handset and same number. Aside from acting as a "middleman between the broadband and cellular networks," it can connect / drop from the WiFi / mobile networks on-the-fly while conversing, and can purportedly support "all major carriers" as well. So if youre thinking of consolidating the amount of phone numbers attached to your name, and dont mind picking up a hybrid handset, this multifaceted router will be able to simplify your conversations for $179.99 when it lands in Q2.

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