# The Only Phone You Need

- Link: https://www.timprobst.com/2007/07/29/the-only-phone-you-need/
- Published: 2007-07-29T12:36:11-05:00
- Author: Tim Probst

While watching the _Godfather_ marathon yesterday, I saw a commercial for T-Mobileâ
€™s new [HotSpot @Home](http://www.theonlyphoneyouneed.com/) service, and I have
to say, it looks incredibly promising. Basically, when a wireless Internet connection
is available, these phones are able to make calls over the Internet without using
your regular plan minutes. When you are out of range from the wireless Internet
connection, the phone automatically switches over to the cellular network and you
keep on talking. What’s nice is that you can also use any T-Mobile HotSpot to
make calls as well. I also assume that using any open wireless network would be
possible. The price for all of these calls over the Internet is $9.99/month.

This seems like the perfect solution for a household like mine. We have all of 
the wireless infrastructure in place to really take advantage of the service. My
wife and I could use our Wi-Fi/Cellular phones as our only phones assuming that 
911 service works. We could finally get rid of our home phone for good and potentially
save some money with a Family Plan. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this
new service to see if it will truly fit our needs. For anyone out there that has
a high speed wireless Internet connection at home, I would say T-Mobile’s HotSpot@
Home service could be a potential money saving option for you.