One of the complications with the MicroCell is that in order to avoid interference with local cell towers, it adjusts how strong the signal that it generates in your house is based on how weak your actual cell signal is at the time of initial activation.
There are lots of reviews of cell phones but never have I seen headlines about how easy itis for strangers within earshot to hear your half of a private conversation.
Actually, your example of giving yourcellis the one that this commission was most comfortable with ethically because, you know, then it's just an adult cell, doesn't cost you anything, and if it does what scientists want, that would be great.