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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Globalstar Telecommunications Limited GSAT
GSAT 48.26-5.6%Nov 6 3:59 PM EST
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To: A.J. Mullen who wrote (4357)4/30/1999 10:30:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth  Read Replies (3) of 29986
 
Just to add to Rocket's point: The cellular phone part of the handset will work just as well as any cellular inside buildings or cars. The issue is the strength of the incoming signal being diluted by all that matter in the walls and roofs of buildings, given the weak satellite signal. CommSatman had a super post with some real numbers:

Message 9191471

He doesn't address the different types of buildings, or cars or planes. I'd love to see some equivalent numbers for different structure types, for instance, to get a better feel.

Someone on the board made a terrific point about not "thinking like a first-worlder". We're so used to all the high-tech gadgets and conveniences around us. We sometimes forget the huge numbers of people who are sometimes or always outside of the range of our conveniences. I had a friend, who I've lost touch with, who worked for Hercules, and would have to travel regularly into inner China, to inspect mines or ore or something. He would be virtually out of touch during these trips, and would have loved to have a phone like the G*. And the company would have gladly paid for it, so they could keep in touch with him. How many people are there who travel like that? And how many places are there like that? Lots.

This is not a replacement for a cell phone where cellular coverage is available. It's a tool for areas where cells don't exist.
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