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To: pcstel who wrote (99741)	5/23/2001 12:51:32 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

>>Yes, multiple devices PDA, Laptop, etc. but, only one Q modem card.. The One Q chip per device model is dissolved.. That was my point about the dilution of royalties, and chip sales via the Q modem Card.>> Do you carry an external modem that you keep shifting between the home computer to the office computer to the laptop? If wireless modem cards keep falling in price by 20-30 percent a year, then at some point the convenience of having multiple wireless modems will overule the price of buying an extra one. Arun

To: pcstel who wrote (99741)	5/23/2001 12:55:05 PM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

>> the One Q chip per device model is dissolved << Which was not a model used by very many. And where does India and China fit in your model? Not in most models until very recently.

To: pcstel who wrote (99741)	5/24/2001 8:12:13 AM
From: Souze	Respond to of 152472

pcstel, Today's wsj has an article you should enjoy. It's at: interactive.wsj.com but that site requires a fee. Eventually it will make into the free archive at: ptech.wsj.com Or you can pick up a paper copy. A few snippets: --- May 24, 2001 New Hand-Held Models Can Connect to Wireless Networks By WALTER S. MOSSBERG -------- However, I believe a far more fundamental distinction is emerging among hand-helds, one that will dominate and define the category in as little as two years. The key question will be: Is it a live device or a dead one? A live device, in the coming era, will be one that "lights up" in the presence of any wireless data network -- instantly connecting to that network so it can exchange e-mail and instant messages and retrieve Web content. A dead device will be one that lacks that capability. ------- To be judged as live, a device will have to have a fully integrated, built-in wireless modem -- ------ Laptops -- especially small, light models designed for high mobility -- will have to offer built-in wireless modems, as a few models do today. Wireless phones, of course, are inherently connected to networks. But consumers won't consider future models to be truly live unless they are fundamentally redesigned to better accommodate wireless data, not just voice calls. The first of these radically redesigned phones will also appear later this year. -------- EVEN MORE EXCITING are wireless local networks installed in homes and offices, and in public places like airports or coffee shops. These networks take a conventional, wired, high-speed Internet connection and redistribute it wirelessly inside a room or a building with little or no loss in speed. That way, many people with wireless devices can share the connection, either free or for a fee. The best known of these wireless local network setups is called Wi-Fi, or 802.11b. Already, in a few airports and restaurants, and in a small percentage of homes and offices, you can walk into a room with a Wi-Fi-equipped hand-held or laptop and instantly be connected to the Internet at high speeds ------ Perhaps that's enough to intrigue you.