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To: Rex Takasugi who wrote (748)	5/18/1998 10:31:00 AM
From: Ross	Read Replies (2) of 3376

Rex, PocketNet pricing can be found on this page: wddsales.entp.airdata.com (click on "pricing") I believe it is approximately $30.00 monthly, and you must be a ATT wireless customer also.. I agree that to receive just e-mail and a couple of extra features does not compare to what MCOM offers presently but I also believe that this is just the beginning of what ATT is going to offer. In one of our commercial buildings we have CELLULAR ONE as a tenant and they recently became part of a partnership composed of subsidiaries of Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Inc., Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc., and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. I believe that if there is enough capacity in the cellular bandwidth we will see wireless Internet access through your Cellular provider.. Not just e-mail.. For me the problem with MCOM is that they need to build another infrastructure.. The Cellular infrastructure is, for the most part, in place.. Also, even if there is a capacity problem this may be solved with software and hardware technologies like DSP (Digital Signal Processors).. A little off topic but may make my point (about DSP) is Tom Engibous Chairman, CEO and President Texas Instruments speech to the Signal Processing Society.. If you read this, in its entirety, you will get a feel for how dynamic this area of technology is.. ti.com A shorter version: ti.com And if you want even more on the CEO and his outlook this is a great article: dallasnews.com We live in a rural area and know MCOM will never provide access to us.. I love what they have to offer but the competition is going to be tough considering how many will not be able to use their service.. Ross

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