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To: dwight martin who wrote (9166)11/7/2000 10:33:59 AM
From: equityanalyst  Read Replies (2) of 10081
 
Dwight and Seconds – Re OnStar’s cellphone range/reach, I recall having read something in the past two weeks or so (I think it was comments by an OnStar executive, like Chet Huber, but I don’t remember – I’ll try to find the article/link, or maybe another poster here could verify it) having to do with this subject. It was pointed out that a major advantage to OnStar’s in-vehicle system was that the cellphone system was powered by 4 watts, rather than the standard 0.6-0.8 watts of handhelds. I’m not sure it was stated as such, but the implication was that given the strength of power/signal, OnStar cellphone calls were therefore very reliable and unlikely to be dropped. I’m not a techie, but maybe someone else could chime in on this.

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