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To: red_dog who wrote (8614)	6/27/1999 2:47:00 AM
From: HeatherN	Respond to of 28311

Robert, I have ATHM in my retirement portfolio, not my trading account. I know that I want to keep that one for a while, the same as GNET. I do think that sometimes we lose site of the forest for the trees, and we need to look at the big picture. $50 a month buys me 1. Five martinis at the Four Seasons 2. Dinner for 4 in Chinatown 3. 1/2 pair of shoes 4. 5 large laundry detergents 5. 2 oil changes for my car 6. Several saved hours a week on the internet using broadband instead of 56K It is really a matter of dollar allocation in a budget and not absolute cost. The $50 /month allows me to use my internet time more efficiently. I do my banking, investing, communicating faster thereby allowing either 1)more time at a revenue generating activity (net $ gain) OR 2)more time at leisure activity like golf (many net $ loss <vbg>). I don't view the cost in absolute terms but in what opportunity that it allows me.....relative value. See you on the ATHM thread. HeatherN

To: red_dog who wrote (8614)	6/27/1999 2:52:00 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28311

How do you think that Metricom/Ricochet fits in to the PA/GNET picture? Everything is moving so fast.....see these sites.... metricom.com metricom.com metricom.com Metricom Secures $600 Million Investment from MCI WorldCom and Vulcan Ventures, Inc. to Fund National Wireless Data Network Expansion Los Gatos, California - June 21, 1999 - Metricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCOM), a leading provider of mobile data networking and technology, today announced $600 million in funding from Vulcan Ventures, Inc. and MCI WorldCom, each providing $300 million, to fund national rollout of its Ricochet 128 kbps mobile data service. The first wave of commercial availability is scheduled for mid-2000. In addition, MCI WorldCom and Metricom have entered into a strategic relationship, which includes national distribution of Ricochet.