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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Globalstar Telecommunications Limited GSAT -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (9244)	1/5/2000 11:37:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 29987

The problem with the "so what" attitude is this: the world moves on. Seasons change. The launch delays cost G the Y2K buyers. ICO may get its cheapie satellite phones out next year with Craig McCaw's help. Iridium had time to launch their second-generation models and nail down US government orders. Cellular coverage expands every month. And prices of mobile voice calls keep plummeting as the size of handsets shrink below 100 grams - consumer expectations of what mobile phones should offer and at what price keep changing. These expectations influence the satellite phone market. In 1994, Iridium phone size, weight and stand-by time would not have been a problem. In 1999, they were. Unique coverage did not offset the specification shortfall. The delays have been costly on all these terms. Globalstar does not exist in a bubble - it has a window of opportunity like any consumer product. In my opinion that window was open circa 1995. Some may argue that it's still open. But no matter which opinion is correct, the stumbles cost. The future will arrive with or without Globalstar; consumers won't wait for some hazy future product intros where all the problems have been corrected. OK - Maurice intentionally lured me here to get clobbered, but I better stop here before animosity reaches a critical mass. See you in the summer when I'm going to apologize sincerely if the numbers come through. Tero

To: Jon Koplik who wrote (9244)	1/5/2000 12:04:00 PM
From: Rocket Scientist	Respond to of 29987

Jon and others that bought a G* phone, two questions: 1. What information do you have about getting terrestrial service with it? Can you go to any AMPS/CDMA cell provider to get service activated, or does it have to be an Airtouch affiliate? Who assigns the phone number and can you pick the area code? 2. Regarding international LD: suppose you're in Satellite Mode, and need to make an overseas call; rather than pay the 2.99$ or whatever per minute I've seen listed by G* SPs, does anything prevent you from calling your favorite LD carrier's 800 number (at 1.50/minute for G* sat air time, of course) and using the LD providers service to get overseas (often at a few dimes/minute)? TIA, RS