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To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (17509)	2/8/2000 2:36:00 PM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

malcolm, other computers that would benefit from wireless connection: 1. Computers in your home to one another and to the internet. (Wireless will compete with broadband, xDSL, and plain old telephone service.) 2. Computers in the workplace, where managing the wired LAN has become a very expensive proposition. So why not just let the computers connect via wireless modem? 3. Portable computers, of course. 4. Any machine that has a computer built in that needs to communicate, such as automobiles, refrigerators, manufacturing equipment, etc.

To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (17509)	2/8/2000 8:42:00 PM
From: William	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Malcome - Do you think that it is best that we wire Africa, China, India, South America and such in order for them to enjoy our computer addiction? Is stringing copper or fiber the best approach. I had to wait a couple of years from the time the cable TV folks set up shop in town until they wired my street. If DISH had been around at the time, there would be no cable into my house. William

To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (17509)	2/8/2000 10:59:00 PM
From: Sommers	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

<<...data is usually sent from one computer to another and why not over wired lines?>> Let me try to explain a different way. First, I agree with you, the billion dollar question is, "What will the demand for wireless data be?" Lets look at voice first. Remember when you could only make voice calls on a land line? The question of wireless voice was a matter of economics. Cheaper phones, affordable service and wireless voice exploded. What about voice over the internet? That's happening now. What's driving it? Again economics. So what about data? Well of course we all know the current demand for land line data. The demand far exceeds most network's current capabilities. So now we get to wireless data. Again that will be a matter of economics. People like convenience. Right now it's a few minutes before noon. I'm sitting in a cafe in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, typing this post to you on my Nokia 9110 (it's one of those mobile phones that opens up into a PDA). Try wireless data. It's like wireless voice. Once you have these conveniences, they become necessities not luxuries. Just like ordinary mobile phones. Best, Ms. Sommers