Monday, November 2

T-Mobile’s network extender lets anyone use your Internet bandwidth

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere with the new 4G LTE CellSpot. (credit: T-Mobile US)

T-Mobile US is giving customers free devices that boost network coverage in and around their homes, with one caveat: the device lets anyone in the immediate area use the customer's Internet bandwidth.

T-Mobile said its 4G LTE CellSpot piggybacks on your Internet connection to "provid[e] an average 3,000 sq. feet of glorious full-bar T-Mobile LTE coverage throughout your home," even if there is no T-Mobile cellular signal in the area.

"[I]t’s the world’s first device of its kind that is 3G, 4G and VoLTE-capable, and any T-Mobile customer can connect to it automatically just like any other cell tower—no passwords or log-ins required," T-Mobile said in today's announcement.

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