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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (54293)	12/15/1999 7:59:00 PM
From: w molloy	Respond to of 152472

My memory of voice on PHS is hazy, so take what I say with a pinch of salt. PHS voice quality depends on the CODEC used in the phone. Some PHS services used 8kbps - which was pretty crappy and some use 13 kbps. I think J-STD-8 used 13kbps from the get go. High speed data has nothing to do with voice quality. PHS is still the most advanced data platform available today. However - I do expect CDMA to catch up. Expect the 'herky jerky' video quality to stay, even with HDR. That way, operators can squeeze more channels out of a given bandwidth. w.