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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (8626)	12/9/1999 8:20:00 PM
From: Rocket Scientist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Maurice G* may be "too expensive" for a mass market (though I question if 1M out of 200M cell phones sold annually, let alone 6B people is properly considered a "mass market") but it's still the best value for what it does that I know of. Comparing GMPCS pricing at gmpcs-us.com with Satellite Warehouse azstarnet.com We see the phone price is identical: 1495$. Of course, we believe the Q phone is better voice quality, easier to use, and it's definitely tri mode, lighter and smaller than the Mot phone, with service available from a non-bankrupt company. So point to G. As for air time rates--GMPCS has three plans, Astar two; when you compare the most economical plan vs minutes of use per month for the two companies you get this: MoU GMPCS Astar %diff 10 $47 $44 -7% 15 $55 $56 1% 20 $64 $68 6% 30 $81 $92 12% 40 $98 $122 20% 50 $115 $140 18% 60 $131 $157 17% 70 $148 $175 15% 80 $165 $193 14% 90 $182 $211 14% 100 $199 $229 13% 110 $216 $247 13% 120 $233 $265 12% 130 $250 $283 12% 140 $267 $301 11% 150 $284 $319 11% 160 $300 $336 11% 170 $317 $354 10% 180 $334 $372 10% 190 $353 $390 9% 200 $368 $408 10% 210 $383 $426 10% 220 $398 $444 10% 230 $413 $462 11% 240 $428 $480 11% 250 $443 $498 11% 270 $472 $533 11% 290 $502 $569 12% 310 $532 $605 12% 330 $562 $641 12% 350 $592 $677 13% 370 $621 $712 13% 390 $651 $748 13% 410 $681 $784 13% 430 $711 $820 13% 450 $741 $856 13% 470 $770 $891 14% 490 $800 $927 14% 510 $829 $963 14% 530 $857 $999 14% 550 $885 $1,035 14% 570 $912 $1,070 15% 590 $940 $1,106 15% 610 $968 $1,142 15% 630 $996 $1,178 15% 650 $1,024 $1,214 16% 670 $1,051 $1,249 16% 690 $1,079 $1,285 16% For the majority of users, G will be 10-20% cheaper than Iridium. Maybe Satwarehouse is not the most competitive Irid supplier. Seven Seas is offering Mot phones as low as 1200$, but they don't publish their airtime rates. If anyone knows of better pricing, please post. One of the things I like best about G's rollout plan is the G suppliers will be competing among themselves. I expect to see O'Gara, Airtouch, and all the rest publish rates soon enough, and that will put a beneficial downward pressure on prices even if Irid disappears altogether.