Dash and Tmobile @home?

[qaplus]

Does Dash have all the hardware to support Tmobile @home service, eg, roaming between wifi and cell connections?

[chbearsrock]

No, it isn't compatible with the Hotspot@home service.

[qaplus]

because it's lacking some hardware? or some software to bridge the two connections?

[theformula]

because it's lacking some hardware? or some software to bridge the two connections?

Im trying to get this working also, but can't seem to get a straight answer either. Closest I got to a rational answer is tmobile will release a smartphone in the future that supports the @home service, but wifi battery life is preventing them from doing so on current hardware. I assume it is only software we are lacking since there are other UMA handsets in the wild utilising the Kineto uma client. If you find anything else i would love to know about it.

[merwin]

T-Mobile @ Home won't work on the Dash unless T-Mobile decides to implement it, and even then it would most likely require a dedicated encoder chip due to the puny power of the OMAP 850. Not something that the community can do.

Basically, it wraps the GSM communication in an encrypted packet, sending it over the internet to T-Mobile's server/MSC where it is unwrapped and sent on as a normal call would.

This is a gross oversimplification, but the point is that it's never going to happen on any current smartphones :)

[qaplus]

T-Mobile @ Home won't work on the Dash unless T-Mobile decides to implement it, and even then it would most likely require a dedicated encoder chip due to the puny power of the OMAP 850. Not something that the community can do.

Basically, it wraps the GSM communication in an encrypted packet, sending it over the internet to T-Mobile's server/MSC where it is unwrapped and sent on as a normal call would.

This is a gross oversimplification, but the point is that it's never going to happen on any current smartphones :)

Thanks for the answer.