Orange has launched a new mobile that hooks into your Wi-Fi network while you are at home and offers free calls.
Orange has launched a new mobile that hooks into your Wi-Fi network while you are at home and offers free calls.
Called the Unique phone, the handset offers unlimited calls to landlines and Orange mobiles when you are at home, and is the first converged service to be released in the UK.
The handset connects in Wi-Fi mode to the Orange Livebox and calls are routed via the internet. Outside, the phone works just like a standard mobile, with calls routed via the mobile network.
Orange said the technology will switch between the mobile and home networks without interrupting conversations, with a symbol on the phone's screen telling you which network you are connected to.
Each home can have up to six Unique phones, with three people able to make calls or surf the net at the same time.
The first phones will be available in November. Initially, there are three handsets to choose from – the Motorola A910, Nokia 6136 and the Samsung P200 – with more due to launch in 2007.
Unique phone packages
Canary 50 with Unique phone
Panther 65 with Unique phone
Monthly Charge
£50
£65
Mobile minutes to any network
600
1200
Calls at home to UK landlines (01 and 02 numbers) and Orange mobiles
Unlimited & Anytime
Unlimited & Anytime
Text
400
250
Mobile data
Unlimited off-peak for 2 months
Unlimited off-peak for 2 months
Broadband
Free
Free
Handset
Free
Free
www.orange.co.uk/uniquephone
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