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Charlie, Chicago: Last Thursday, PCS announced that they have only signed up 120,000 Vision (3G) users, a huge disappointment. Would you care to comment on the Vision launch, why the take rate is so looooow compared to Korea/Japan, etc., and what affect if any the new unlimited handset Vision plans? Thanks.
Andy Seybold: First, it is just starting, second, they don't make it clear what it is, and third, don't confuse the total number of CDMA2000 1X VOICE users in Korea and Japan with the number of data users in the U.S. When I purchase a 1x phone as a voice user I get counted in Asia and Japan--and by the way--that is the ONLY phones they are presently selling--users don't even know that they are getting 3G phones--just a new phone with better battery life--so we cannot compare these systems--having said that--have you tried buying data services in ANY retail store of ANY carrier? Good luck!!!
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