Optus to boost indoor mobile reception

Optus says a new product to boost indoor mobile reception will encourage people to ditch their fixed-line phone and save on line rental fees.

The device, called a femtocell, connects to a fixed-line broadband connection and gives Optus mobile users up to five bars of coverage in their home.

The product

The product, launched on Thursday, allows Optus mobile clients to get unlimited standard national calls to landlines and mobiles for a fee on top of their mobile plan.

Optus consumer managing director, Michael Smith, says the product ensures that mobile phones can be used to its fullest extent indoors.

Optus mobile customer uses their phone inside the home

When an Optus mobile customer uses their phone inside the home, the data is delivered via the device and the fixed-line broadband connection or rather than the mobile network.