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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (1621)	4/16/2000 2:30:00 AM
From: LKO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12235

I think really old stuff is allowed on this thread also <G> I discovered a Wireless Web/Internet thread of discussion accessed through the TechStocks page on Wall Street Journal wellengaged.com [ Link may or may not work for non-subscribers ] Post #15 there is reproduced below and should get some people screaming <G>. It says, CDMA is bad, japanese PHS is good, something from Bellcore PACS is good. Any opinions ? #15 of 67: Daniel L. Flick Thu 23 Sep '99 (07:03 AM) Browsing the web via current technology available in the U.S will not be significant. However, it will work for e-mail and small file transfers. The technology available here in the US such as CDMA is slow to really excite the buying public. In Japan, video telephones are a reality via the PHS system which operates at a full 32kbs whereas CDMA at its best is 12kbs. A system soon to be deployed by Telecordia, formerly Belcore will be an enhanced PHS technology called PACS. PACS is approved for usage in the US but has fought tough opposition from the CDMA and TDMA crowd for obvious reasons. It is cheaper, faster and a real solution for mobile wireless communications at all levels of usage.