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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (6721)	2/21/2000 3:02:00 PM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13582

I'm waiting for no pricing distinction between voice and data minutes--all at $.10/minute. That's the key. By the way, in my odyssey from San Diego to Chicago, I heap huge praise on Sprint PCS's coverage and wireless web services. From San Diego, to Las Vegas, to Columbus Ohio, to Indianappolis, I had great coverage, instant data connectivity, and perfect clarity. It saved me mountains of cash in my investing accounts. I can't wait for 153K connections via my phone/laptop or PDA. It will be indispensable. Another observation from a long trip--short the hell out of AmericaWest Airlines if they are public, and go way long Southwest!

To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (6721)	2/21/2000 4:39:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 13582

I thought this might be of some interest to the other club members. I copied this little highlight off of our home page. I work for CPQ in Houston. Compaq and Motorola successfully completed an expansion of a telephone network in Beijing, part of a large-scale effort to modernize China's telecommunications infrastructure and meet a growing demand for wireless phone service. Project expands China's wireless phone network Compaq and Motorola successfully completed an expansion of a telephone network in Beijing, part of a large-scale effort to modernize China's telecommunications infrastructure and meet a growing demand for wireless phone service. The wireless network, based on code division multiple access (CDMA) technology, was built for Beijing Telecom Great Wall, and is one of four model sites that represent China's first wireless network based on CDMA technology. Motorola's Network Solutions Sector supplied the infrastructure equipment, including business support systems, base stations and base station controllers. Compaq Telecommunications supplied its industry-leading ANSI-41 Home Location Register solution that facilitates roaming and other services, as well as an Authentication Center solution to manage fraud detection. ANSI-41 is an open standard signaling protocol that enables communication between wireless networks, so that services are the same anywhere, anytime, with other ANSI-41 networks. CDMA is the advanced technology that supports ANSI-41, allowing 15 to 20 times the calling capacity of conventional cellular systems. "Compaq Telecommunications is pleased to work with Motorola to bring the flexibility, low-cost and high quality of CDMA wireless service to the People's Republic of China," said Larry Schwartz, vice president and general manager, Compaq Telecommunications. "We believe the Beijing project will be the first of many Motorola-Compaq projects in this booming telecom market." From Q Rocket Club.

To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (6721)	2/21/2000 5:57:00 PM
From: RocketMan	Respond to of 13582

I pay $70 for 700 voice or data minutes with Sprint, with 0.25 per additional minute. I also pay $9.95 for a web browsing service on a Touchpoint phone WAP browser. This gets me 50 minutes of web service with additional minutes at 0.30, but the web minutes also count against the air time. Frankly, I don't use the web service other than for stock quotes when I am on the road, or occasionally for news headlines. Eventually all of this will converge, and the browsing service will be included as part of the basic service package.