The “dual mode” consumer phone is here.  T-Mobile just introduced a new program that may offer just what you need to cancel your home voice line and have one phone that serves as both a phone in the home and a mobile phone on the go.  With HotSpot @Home, your broadband connection becomes “your personal cell tower” that won’t chew away at your minutes.  It also leverages virtually any open hotspot around the world to do the same thing.

Most people I know who use a cellphone for business shy away from using a cellphone in the home or office because they either have a poor cell signal there or they have another phone available.  In the home, T-Mobile takes that constraint away by providing the consumer with a turnkey home wireless solution that provides dual mode WiFi and cellular calling.  Bottom line: This sets up a a “perfect storm” for the telco and broadband industries to navigate through.  Read more here.