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Technology Stocks : METRICOM - Wireless Data Communications -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Hauser who wrote (1826)	12/6/1999 9:57:00 AM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3376

As far as the controversy over rates, it really is true that the rates to user are key. After much difficulty, I got ADSL from Bell Atlantic. Although I am happy I no longer have to contend with the modem, I am getting nowhere near what was promised in terms of speed. In reality, other than for strict downloads, which most people do very rarely, comprehension level won't do much better than the 128 K. I certainly would trade my ADSL for a wireless Riccochet right now. And I would save money.

To: John Hauser who wrote (1826)	12/6/1999 10:02:00 AM
From: Greg S.	Respond to of 3376

I picked up a few shares this morning. I'm a sucker for not getting in much earlier even though I knew this company would be a success. Here's to further gains! Some agents in my girlfriend's office (near D.C.) use Ricochet .. the connections are a bit spotty and you rarely actually get 28.8k, but I personally think it rocks. 128k service for a flat rate cheaper than a POTS setup will blow everyone away. My concern is the competition - wireless is getting big big big .. what prevents AT&T for example from leveraging its large wireless phone service to provide modem access? Or is this more complicated than meets the eye? My guess is that most importantly, having an analog wireless base is pretty useless when it comes to offering wireless modem service, since digital would definitely be faster and more reliable. Anyone got any insight on where the competition stands? Something tells me MCOM isn't going to be the only kid in town in 2001 .. that's more than 12 months off. And has MCOM thought about expanding into foreign markets? Demand for wireless there has enormous growth potential because of the lack of the wire infrastructure. -G