Hands On with T-Mobile’s Blackberry 8320 at Gear Diary

Hands On with T-Mobile’s Blackberry 8320 at Gear Diary:
"-Mobile announced general availability of their new UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) cell phone service in June 2007. What UMA does is allow a specially equipped phone to connect (usually via WIFI) to the T-Mobile Hotspot at Home service to make voice calls. T-Mobile had been testing this service for over a year and one half and I was intrigued by what it could offer when it became generally available on September 24, 2007.
Theoretically any open WIFI connection or T-Mobile Hotspot (Starbucks) can serve as a “cell tower” for your UMA capable phone. Note: Not all T-Mobile phones are UMA compatible. Presently they offer only three phones for this service - Nokia 6086, Samsung T409 and recently the Blackberry Curve 8320). Until the release of the Blackberry 8320, the other phones offered were too entry level for me to consider committing to a 2 year service agreement. All of the phones support wireless security."