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To: Rajala who wrote (96601)	4/2/2001 12:39:45 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 152472

The key is China, jalara. Remember China has lots of GSM and will have lots of CDMA. The Q is not building the multi-mode chips for the Euros to leap into them. It is building them for the Chinese so that they can have seamless roaming in their land. The Chinese will have better roaming and better networks than the Euros. Ain't life a bitch?

To: Rajala who wrote (96601)	4/2/2001 12:49:46 PM
From: q_long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Rajala makes a valid point. Carriers are looking to reduce handset and subsidy cost any way possible. Just $1.00 in handset cost is significant. Multi mode chips and handsets introduce additional cost. Economies of scale need to be their for manufacturers to consider multi mode (WCDMA CDMA 2000). The complexity of developing such a handset is greater we incorrectly assume you just plug in a magic chip. IMO the international roaming is very niche less than 1% hard to justify the development of multi mode WCDMA CDMA 2000 handsets. Their might be an exception in the case of UNICOM with a GSM/ IS95/Ix chip /handset. Today carriers are still selling dual modes because cost is few bucks less than tri modes. Will they have a mass market for multi mode?

To: Rajala who wrote (96601)	4/2/2001 9:42:54 PM
From: Carter Patterson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Raj, my friend, you must be experimenting with those lethal microwave emitting GPRS prototypes... If we are all half as smart as what you think you are, we would be twice as smart as everyone else. Vodafone is not stupid enough to make VZ spend enormous amounts of capital to go along a pathetically stupid path of GSM, GPRS, WCDMA as AT&T has decided. You call the WCDMA/CDMA2000 phone vaporware, but that's only because the WCDMA standard is still vaporware. When its final, I guarantee you that Spinco will make the chips and several manufacturers will produce them. The stuff your shoveling is so gapingly weak that half this thread simply ignores it. But thanks anyway for all your posts. Most of us get a kick out of reading the Nokia FUD you distribute.