Keith,
Suggest you take a look at RIM (Blackberry) devices for streaming quotes on wireless handhelds... I had one a year ago but coverage was still spotty in the Bay Area. Also, Palm VII is great for quotes... and there is always Ricochet, which is going to 128Kbps soon (coverage in Bay Area, Seattle, Wash DC, NYC, parts of LA, major airports only).
CDPD is a work in process, questionable whether it will ever hit the big-time (the carriers drive that, and it's subject to bypass by more state-of-the art technologies from alternative wireless data carriers like MCOM)... but CDPD is still the carrier's vision for packet over cellular technology so it may survive due to inertia (clearly, 19.2kbps won't take it far though). The demand is certainly there now for something that can deliver broadband wireless MAN data service reliably, at an attractive price point... plenty of VC money flowing there so stay tuned.
Good trading, -Steve |
