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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (5653)	7/11/1999 12:03:00 AM
From: RMiethe	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29987

Mr. Winn: sorry this time. I will take a Qualcomm engineer's answer on these questions this time over your response. The phone does work through tree leaves. On that you are wrong. I assert that without fear of any empirical disproof. I am not going to go through all the other responses you made, since I consider it a waste of your time and mine. I do believe the questions asked about this telephony system in the post to which I responded to be rooted in a skepticism that marks the minds of old men, bitter I would even say. I have come to find skepticism to be neither profitable or healthy-- though, like drinking it may be fashionable. I got over the skeptical thing in my late thirties after having been made a fool of frequently on various investments, one of them being my skepticism about Qualcomm. Fortunately for our clients, I did not have any say in keeping the stock. Good for them that I didn't-- because they would not have the massive profits they enjoy today if my skepticism had been the determinant of whether the position should be held. I am reminded with some of the technology questions on this board of old checker players, old men, in the park who have seen everything pass them by, and believe in nothing anymore. There is comfort in the past, yes,-- but not profit. Fortunately for Globalstar shareholders the management of Globalstar, old as its chairman is, never got into that mode. My only concern with Globalstar is the pricing and the marketing now--on which I think your comments are 100% correct and invaluable. I do think in fact that your comments did have a large impact at Globalstar, however you may not realize that. I do learn from others who are studying Globalstar that the flexibility in pricing you have reasoned for so persuasively is going to be the way Globalstar goes. But on the technology questions -- my answers in my post remain. I am supremely confident in their correctness. And supremely confident that the motivations behind the questions were in no way benign. Not in any way.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (5653)	7/11/1999 12:55:00 AM
From: tuck	Respond to of 29987

Maurice, The handsets have cellular, right? They just can't switch to satellite mode in the middle of a cellular call (and presumably vice-versa). Unless one has been on the phone continuously from a trip pretty deep in the boonies, one is in cellular mode, and I wouldn't think skyscrapers blocking satellites are an issue. How many skyscrapers are uncovered by cellular service? I don't know, but I'd guess it's darn few and getting rapidly fewer. It might be handy to have the handset let you know when you're in range of cellular networks (a certain soft tone, for example), so that one doesn't use the more expensive satellite connection longer than one must. Though one would have to disconnect and redial to do that. I rather liked TManns application of Dr. Seuss, and I think he has good suggestions in the marketing department: the media trial and the articles on the conditions in which the phones will and will not work for their newsletter. Both good thoughts, say I. Cheers, Tuck

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (5653)	7/11/1999 9:09:00 AM
From: djane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

7/16/99 discussion on CDMA's future. Maybe someone could ask these esteemed gentleman about Globalstar... Talk : Communications : Qualcomm - Coming Into Buy Range \| Previous \| Next \| Respond \| Earnings \| To: JGoren (34605 ) From: Lance Bredvold Sunday, Jul 11 1999 2:23AM ET Reply # of 34611 I just noticed a new bulletin board under communications and titled to fall under the I's (Irwin Jacobs). Not quite sure how Perry LaForge is intending for this board to be used--perhaps enter questions now and through the call on Friday? I did not feel my internet connection was fast enough to participate, but perhaps this would make it possible. Also I thought maybe there would be directions over on the CDG site, but didn't find any. As long as I was there, picked up the URL for anyone else who would like to register. cdg.org Started By: Perry LaForge Date: Jul 8 1999 2:24PM ET The wireless industry's leading players will discuss 3G and related issues, including the future of CDMA during a live, interactive and online session hosted by the CDMA Development Group (CDG) on Friday, July 16 at 10:00 AM (Pacific Daylight Time). Wireless visionary Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG and director for Pittiglio Rabin Todd and McGrath (PRTM), Dr. Irwin Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of QUALCOMM, Inc., and Craig Farrill, chief technology officer for Vodafone AirTouch, will provide in-depth and insightful 3G information via an interactive and online discussion. Other hot 3G topics include the recent Operators Harmonization Group announcements, the development of 1XRTT and the migration to high-speed wireless data and Internet services. The event is live and participants can write their questions on the bulletin board for immediate response from the experts. All the information to register for this forum can be found at www.cdg.org, the CDG's website. Pre-registration is required and participation is limited, so sign up today to talk with these industry leaders about the future of wireless

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (5653)	7/11/1999 8:06:00 PM
From: TMann	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Maurice: thanks for defending my imbecilic questions/worries. Based on the variety of responses, I'd say there is and will continue to be a range of experiences in regards to G* performance. For instance, it may work under some trees, sometimes, depending on tree size, foliage density, length of time under tree, number of sats visible, etc. I'd say we'll have similar experiences in other situations (i.e. under clouds, in the rain, at sea, etc.) There probably isn't an always yes or always no answer to the questions except for perhaps battery life and cost of service. The point of my post was to generate discussion of performance expectations and suggest to G* that they need to manage such expectations. As mentioned earlier, several avenues exist such as training video, G* newsletter, or sending some select SI members a free phone for a limited test trial (I really like that idea). Customers need to clearly understand when, where, for how long, and at what price the phones will work. So far, G* has done little to provide details of such performance (i.e. Bernie says " we continue to be pleased with the superb performance of all segments of the space and ground systems..." What the heck does that mean??) If my imbecilic Dr. Seuss questions are not addressed by marketing before service initiation G* is setting themselves up for disappointed customers and negative press. Let's hope they improve as the marketing wheels begin to turn. Yours truly, The Imbecilic TMann