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To: waverider who wrote (10412)	2/29/2000 5:16:00 PM
From: Pierre	Respond to of 29987

Any guesses regarding alleged "blockbuster announcement" scheduled for tomorrow - other than the already posed MSFT tie up? I haven't a clue. However, the new distributor agreement and the data announcement were both big positives I think. A couple of thoughts regarding the phone now that I've had some time with it. As everyone knows,the phone is cell plus satellite. What the consumer is not told is that it is literally two phones, requiring two phone numbers. This, for me at least, limits its usefulness as a primary phone, even when travelling. It is invaluable for getting a call out from anywhere, but it gets cumbersome setting up the cell call forward to the sat number, so wouldn't replace my startac for incoming, even when travelling. That, plus the need to have the antennae deployed and aimed. However, I'm told that later this year it should be possible to have one phone number. At that point, I can simply forward the startac to my G* number and decide whether I want to deploy the antennae or just rely on the voice mail for incoming calls. I can leave the startac at home when on the road. There's another hurdle yet to be overcome, and that is the handoff between cell and satellite. It won't do it as presently configured. I'm told that too is coming, but don't know when. Until that is addressed, the idea of truly anywhere all the time coverage is not quite realized. Even with a car top antennae constantly deployed, if you lose the cell while on a call, the call is dropped. You must switch to satellite mode and redial. I can envision the day when the G* phone becomes one's primary phone, even for those of us who are primarily urban dwellers. I think there's a huge market right here for that kind of anywhere all the time service. Not towers or satellites, but towers and satellites. However, my earlier enthusiasm for that market was (and still is, I see) premature. The single phone number, the cell satellite handoff .. and the handset size issues must first be addressed. I understand and agree with the targeted markets in light of those short commings ... and strongly believe that those markets will make G* a huge succes. Still, once a few technical hurdles are overcome, this truly becomes the only phone to have if you seek ubiquitous coverage. That will be the time to fire up the protons and deltas to get the second constellation in place. I'm still awaiting the perfect phone, but I know where it's coming from and I expect to be aboard when it arrives. Pierre