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To: JMD who wrote (537)	7/9/2000 9:47:34 PM
From: foundation	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197625

"If GSM can hop on the net with equal ease to CDMA doing the same, what's the whole jihad about? Why would anybody pay the Q zippy-do-dah? I must be dead wrong but it would be lovely to understand why. SM" - Because they may all hop on, but their fundamental differences, their respective liabilities and assets remain at issue. - Because the fastest (bandwidth) and most efficient (spectrum) prevails. No options remain. regards, blg

To: JMD who wrote (537)	7/9/2000 11:01:04 PM
From: arun gera	Respond to of 197625

JMD: AT&T and MCI want to get out of the long distance business. Long distance has no meaning if Voice over IP improves in quality. If Voice can be delivered over IP on your cell phone (voice is already being sent in digital format in the air interface), then it is not a cumbersome application as trying to make phone calls on your PC. >>Why would anybody pay the Q zippy-do-dah?>> Then, it becomes important who can provide the highest bandwidth at the lowest cost. CDMA wins. Arun

To: JMD who wrote (537)	7/9/2000 11:26:36 PM
From: samim anbarcioglu	Respond to of 197625

<<? If GSM can hop on the net with equal ease to CDMA doing the same, what's the whole jihad about? Why would anybody pay the Q zippy-do-dah? I must be dead wrong but it would be lovely to understand why. SM >> JMD, Hopping on the net as you put it is not the issue at all, it is hopping on the air. It is the all about the air interface. TDMA and GSM, which is also utilizes Time Division Multiplexing (timeslots for each connection) as opposed to Code Division Multiple Access, where the advantage is. after that, you put the connections on the net or anywhere at all. The net is the transport aspect of the whole thing. best regards, sam a