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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
QCOM 177.78-2.2%Jan 9 9:30 AM EST

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To: Bill Wolf who wrote (64092)5/27/2007 4:26:41 PM
From: Neeka  Read Replies (2) of 197157
 
It doesn't seem to me that this so very valuable power conservation technology that Broadcom invented and patented is working very well.

I have a piece of rec property that is out of range of a radio-frequency signal. We each have an LG VX8300 phone, and I have noticed that whenever we go up and spend time there, and regardless of how much charge exists in these phones when we arrive, by the time we leave the next day or two, both phones are almost completely drained of battery power (whether on or off) and need charging. We have obviously not used them while there, so I am puzzled as to why this would occur. This does not happen at my home where I have excellent radio-frequency reception.

The administrative-law judge had ruled that Qualcomm illegally used a Broadcom patent that covers how a cellphone conserves power when it is out of range of a radio-frequency signal. Qualcomm said the patent is irrelevant, while a host of U.S. companies, such as Verizon Wireless, jointly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, say a ban would hurt the entire industry.
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