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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (109337)	12/7/2001 12:03:41 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) of 152472

there's no reason the 802.11b business model couldn't be consolidated. who knows, the baby bells may try to catch the wave. You are right the business model is still completely unknown for 802.11b....but I think the most obvious fit is for wireless operators to use a dual-mode between 3G and 802.11. There is already a hint of this....Voicestream bought the assets of the bankrupt provider to Starbucks. obviously, it would be difficult for 802.11b to have the same "ubiquity" as 3G. but that doesn't mean it can't compete. It depends on what consumer attitudes towards wireless data become.....the 802.11b coverage vs. 3G coverage is going to be like pay phones vs. cell phones. What do you think the percentage of people would have been that said they NEEDED cell-phone service ten years ago? The number would probably have been below 5%. You could always use a pay phone for your calls and who needs to be in constant contact anyway? Most people associated pagers and cell-phones with drug-dealers.... Times have obviously changed....the same may occur for wireless data. Slacker

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