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Technology Stocks : The New Qualcomm - a S&P500 company

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To: JGoren who wrote (4246)	12/15/1999 7:12:00 PM
From: Bux	Read Replies (2) of 13582

As I understand it, currently if you have a handset, you have to buy a special thing to connect it to a laptop that is fairly expensive. Maybe, by making the laptop cdmaOne ready, it's a special connection with a hardware switch or converter (not a chip) that allows the phone to be plugged in with a wire that is not so complicated (and cheaper) than the ones necessary now? Any thoughts? First off, this cdmaOne notebook computer is advertised in conjunction with 64Kbps wireless service. So it is a little faster than a standard modem and different from the connections you have been hearing about in the states. So I'm wondering what the maximum throughput is for a common serial port on a modern laptop. I imagine it is above 64Kbps so if the cdmaOne notebook doesn't have a wireless link incorporated inside then it is probable that it just uses the regular serial connector. S100, anyone, what's the throughput of a serial port? I bought a serial connector direct from Airtouch for $30.00 so they are not that expensive. The higher prices are from those that purchased kits (software&cable) but for Airtouch extra software was not required. Cables can probably be purchased in bulk for 5-10 bucks. Incidentally, yesterday in the mail I recieved Airtouch Net Access promo lit. which was a waste of their money since I have been signed up for a while. The interesting thing is they are offering the Thinphone data cable packaged with a slim external battery for 49.99. Since the data connector uses the same receptacle as the charger, you are on battery power only for data use. I already have an external battery but don't use it much so I was not tempted even though the 49.99 is less than the regular cost of just the battery. Bux

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