Wireless carrier offers cheaper land line phone services
June 25, 2008, 8:01 am
T-Mobile Offers New Home Phone Service
How is this for a twist: Wireless carrier T-Mobile wants to sell consumers phone service in their homes.
The company announced Wednesday that it would introduce a Internet-based phone service called T-Mobile@Home later this month which it hopes will compete with landline and voice-over-Internet offerings from the likes of AT&T, Verizon and Vonage. The service will cost $10 a month, but customers must also have a T-Mobile cellphone plan (which typically start at $29.99 a month) and broadband Internet service (which typically costs $20 to $50 a month, depending on who the provider is). (Read the article)