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To: David Wiggins who wrote (7292)	9/9/1999 6:00:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

David, the first satellites have got antennae which are too small. Having them last 10 years instead of 7 isn't much help at all. They should be full after 3 years, and dumped after 7 years. They can hang around up there doing something else after that. Maybe this is some sort of weak justification for the gateways and handsets being developed and produced at an excruciatingly slow pace. At least $1 a minute seems more commonly talked about than $1.50 or $2. Maybe they are figuring it out. They could try an opening day special and see if that gets some attention too! 5 years from now, people are going to want and will be happy to pay for cute little Globalstar phones with WWeb access. That will mean the next constellation will need to be up and running. Not many people will still want to be using the crusty old constellation 7 years from now. Build, Build, Build. Launch, Launch, Launch. Let's go. Also, what's the idea of two GEOs at the poles? Stars can sit straight over the poles because they are a long way away and don't get pulled towards earth [much]. If you put a satellite sitting straight up above the poles, they will fall straight down! There aren't any GEO's over the poles. They are ALL directly over the equator and that's the only place they can be. They go round the earth at the same speed as the earth rotates, so they only look as though they are staying in one place. They go round the earth once per day. Meanwhile, check out this for a really neat thing! mtnsms.com This is great! Anyone who hasn't got this needs it if they have got a Web connection. Send short messages to any GSM phone anywhere for free. In NZ it doesn't cost the receiver anything either - they just read it off their screen! I suppose it's the same everywhere. Let's hope Qualcomm is wide awake and sets up the equivalent on their Qualcomm site so that the cdmaOne and Globalstar worlds can do the same thing. This is going to propel GSM sales like crazy. Telecom New Zealand is in big trouble now! Vodafone is going to get a huge number of sales for their GSM network in a short time. Not that they weren't already. This will be a Webloom - we will all see it, like it, and pass it on to people we know. Be the one to send it to your friends. They'll think you are up with the play. Looks as though GSM is going to get a new lease of life. They sure are hard to pin down and finish off. Please don't tell Tero about this - he'll be insufferable. Maurice PS: I just checked qualcommsms.com and it's available

To: David Wiggins who wrote (7292)	9/10/1999 9:59:00 AM
From: djane	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

So, the only thing we've learned from the G* non-shareholder, analyst conference (not investor conference) is that the satellites may last 10 vs. 7.5 years. Wow, I'm not impressed. In the last year, I read very informed discussion on this thread which reached the same conclusion that G* was low-balling. Any info about the important issues, i.e., pricing, subscriber estimates from the SPs, roll-out schedule/locations, expected impact of I*/ICO restructurings, etc., etc., etc.