Femtocell, great concept for people who must have a mobile signal where they want it. But I find it a bit rich you have to foot the data cost on your DSL connection to do it. Even more funny that the customer has to pay for the device on top of it. But now they want Femto devices to be shared with the greater masses in your area... So when is the likes of Vodafone going to start paying its customers for the data useage incurred for these sweet little ideas they are having???
These bloody companies get rich off us and complain when suddenly they dont invest more in the infrastructure to keep pace with the customer trends and currents. This is what is wrong with the UK, companies like to take 'breaks' from R&D, infrastructure and pensions and get into lazy state and then start bitching about it later. You can find this kind of thought process all through out the UK economy.

I have to agree with Watcher here; using femtocells as a method to "increase" cell data capacity is nonsense. You are just transferring it to the users' broadband connections.

Aside from Watcher's comments on double-billing, why would anyone do this? I mean, really: am I going to put in a femtocell to improve data rates on my smartphone while I'm in my house? It already has built-in WiFi. And that's if I use it at all; I have several computers with larger screens and real keyboards and mice that offer a far superior browsing experience.

I can see the femtocell-as-voice-coverage-enhancer argument, but I've gon the old-fashioned analog route there (RF amplifier and external antenna). Works great, plug and play. I doubt the femtocells will be.

I hate when someone missplace the backward compability. Many new technology has backward capability so we don't need to change out hardware radically. But in Indonesia we can get HSDPA 6 KB/s, HSDPA+ 6 KB/s, LTE 6 KB/s :(. All thank to "The New and Improve" Next Generation Telkomsel Flash Real 6 KB/s HSDPA+ Unlimited that is limited, slow, and expensive.

Fair Usage 500 MB which will end in less than 3 minutes in HSDPA+ =)).

Femtocell data - you use your already paid for DSL / cable - So they can charge you a second time for a wireless service in your own home, very clever of them - much cheaper to just put in a decent WLan,

Femto GSM - for voice only in a RF dead spot, [use for voice only] - makes more sense, little impact on your already paid for DSL / Cable - but you can still make telephones calls without needed to divert etc.

WHY pay for data a second time????

just my 2 pence worth..

Femtocells are an alternative way to deliver the benefits of fixed-mobile convergence.