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To: pcstel who wrote (17736)10/7/2000 12:35:07 PM
From: pcstel  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 29987
 
Yet another page from the Iridium scrapbook...

POSTED YESTERDAY!

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A DIRECT SALES FORCE??

PCSTEL



To: pcstel who wrote (17736)10/7/2000 1:23:36 PM
From: BobRealEstate  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 29987
 
I'm going to try to come back at this without becoming vituperative, but that may be difficult to do.

I* was a superior service...: Right you couldn't receive calls in Brazil, couldn't use the phone in Africa. Works Great!

I* had only ONE backer...: ONE SERIOUS BACKER, none of the heavy weights on board with G*, like LOR, DCX, LMT (now unhappy), ALCATEL

I* had complete Global coverage...: Right BUT IT DIDN'T WORK THAT WELL, so what's the difference?

I* is priced comparably to G*: Right if you just ignore the pricing at the comparable time in the product cycle. I* starts at $3K and finally winds up @ $1100; G* STARTS at $1495 and goes to $495 (for now). Big difference. Rates at I* were $7/min to start, G*'s were $3/min. G*'s now $.73 at the lowest with more room to grow.

But then again, it's moot, cause I* is happily dead and gone. More subs for G*. That's what we need.



To: pcstel who wrote (17736)10/7/2000 3:18:43 PM
From: dwight martin  Respond to of 29987
 
I used an Iridium phone on several occasions! The phone and service worked fine for me!

You are virtually alone. Every informed comment on the system lamented the QoS.