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To: moat who wrote (1341)	9/8/1999 1:04:00 AM
From: puzzlecraft	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

According to the Q website, this fall Q will introduce the QCP-2760™ QUALCOMM thin phone that has the following specification: Dual mode: 1) dual-band (800 MHz and 1900 MHz) CDMA all-digital PCS 2) analog cellular Q already produces a non-thin phone with the above capabilities, the QCP-2700. FWIW: The 800 series phones work in the 800 MHz range. The 1900 series phones work in the 1900 MHz range. The 2700 series (1900 + 800 [go brain go]) phones work in both frequency ranges. John

To: moat who wrote (1341)	9/8/1999 3:35:00 PM
From: John Cuthbertson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

"A followup question. Will the Q860 be able to operate on the Sprint (100% 1900 MHz) network? If the answer is yes, then please explain how does a 800 MHz phone work on a 1900 MHz network? If the answer is no, then why don't Qualcomm offer a dual-mode phone that does 1900 MHz & analog? I noticed that SprintPCS does not offer any dual-mode phones for analog roaming (http://www.sprintpcs.com/store/equipment.asp), why is that? (is it because analog is 800 MHz?)" Moat, Sprint PCS is indeed entirely on 1900 MHz, and indeed all PCS systems in the US operate at this frequency. An 800 MHz phone will not work on any PCS network. In the US, 800 MHz is for cellular systems, a distinct species of wireless phones. As you know, there are both analog and digital cellular systems, all operating in the 800 MHz band, and some of the digital systems are CDMA, some are TDMA, and some are GSM. Qualcomm does offer a dual-mode phone that does 1900 MHz and analog, it's the QCP-2700. It will soon also have the Thin Phone version, the 2760. Sprint PCS does offer the QCP-2700. In fact, SprintPCS has several dual mode phones that offer roaming on the analog cellular system. As a matter of fact, I just bought one for my wife, the Samsung SCH-1500. It offers voice-activated dialing (which is pretty cool!) and after rebate it was only $70. As for TDMA/CDMA dual mode phones, I believe such phones also do or soon will exist, though I can't point to an example off the top of my head. They may not, however, be marketed heavily by any of the carriers, who will each want you to stick to their own system. Hope this helps. ==John Cuthbertson