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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (9575)	4/3/1998 2:30:00 AM
From: Asterisk	of 152472

I read Clarks response before I posted this. His answer is both technically and politically correct. However, just because the companies don't want you to roam doesn't mean that you can't. One of the big things in Puerto Rico is to take your WLL phone and drive around with it in your car. The carrier as I was told is getting pissed because they want roamers to sign the more expensive contracts but the WLL people are getting away with it. This is a more complicated question than a yes or a no. The basic answer is that if you build a system for IS-95 you can design it for roaming or WLL. If you design it for roaming then WLL can use it also but you will not get as high a capacity. If you supress the features that allow you to roam (why or who would do this is a more appropriate question as the cost differance (I would assume) is minimal) you get higher capacity for WLL and you could use a handheld as long as you didn't move around too much. I hope that you are confused enough. Mike

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