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To: Joe NYC who wrote (43290)10/5/1999 2:43:00 AM
From: Bux   of 152472
 
Why do you think Sprint went out of their way to deliver a data service, but they went with circuit switched service, instead of IS-95B packet switched service?

Uh, I think they already had circuit-based switches and didn't want to spend the money to replace them. Much like TDMA carriers already have a TDMA air-interface and don't want to throw that away until it makes financial sense. Maybe someone with a more in depth knowledge of networks can confirm and/or elaborate?

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