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To: Ruffian who wrote (7477)	10/10/2000 10:14:05 AM
From: JohnG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

GPRS Brain Cookers limited on radiation output. Now NOK and ERICY can do follow up medical studies on the third world citizens to whom they have sold this system to see what percentage develop physical anomolies such as brain cancer. Can you imagine just how angry these peoples are going to be with NOK and ERICY when it finally sinks in as to what total disregard for the public health of the people and financial health of the operators these Scandanavians have shown. Recommend shorting NOK. JohnG GPRS Data Rates to Be Capped 6:48:14 AM 10/9/2000 New GPRS phones to be launched this year will have limited transmission speeds to prevent them from overheating and to keep within radiation absorption limits. As a result, few of the phones will be able to deliver on their lofty promises, which virtually guaranteed light speed data access. However, all is not lost; GPRS phones will charge users by the data bit rather than the minute of use, so users will only pay for the content they download. GPRS services also will be "always on," so users will be able to see data as soon as it arrives on the phone. Reported by RDSL. No further information available.

To: Ruffian who wrote (7477)	10/10/2000 11:44:44 AM
From: Keith Feral	Respond to of 34857

Put me on the list to buy one of these atomic hot potatoes!! Sounds like the GPRS phones could melt one of your ears. Didn't they say that WCDMA phones would require 10 times greater power than today's CDMA phones, too? One of the most interesting problems facing Nokia has been the issue of power. The critical flaw in Nokia's ASIC's for CDMA has always been power consumption. Engineers from Airtouch contend that Nokia's phones were unnacceptable due to the short standby and talk times. I imagine that would be one of the main problems that Nokia is trying to overcome with respect to their new tri mode phones.