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To: Seeker of Truth who wrote (5578)	7/4/2001 7:41:07 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 74559

<Users are satisfied with voice performance of non-CDMA systems. Who needs data transmission on a hand held device? Only a small group. > That's the conventional wisdom now, but it's wrong. Here are some uses for 1xRTT which is now in service in Korea and coming out in other places this year. Moving money using your phone Maps of where you are when you are lost Internet access Email Still photos Faster service Cheaper service Better quality service BREW will enable hordes of other applications which many people will want. 3G will be very, very big and very, very fast. Don't be fooled by Nokia and others who, because they don't have a path to 3G ready to go, are bad-mouthing it to avoid their customers changing to 3G from GSM 2G systems. This is part of the technological revolution which helps avoid financial collapse, in the first half of 2001, the last half of 2001 or anytime in 2002. Sure, it's not enough on its own - people can organize disaster any day of the week. But it helps. 3G enables twice the phone service for half the price and throws in some great new services to boot. That's a "Must Buy" for cellphone users. Check QUALCOMM's profit growth and you'll realize that it isn't going to take 5 or 6 years to interest stock buyers. They got very interested yesterday when Nokia signed up. They will be even more interested when cdma2000/W-CDMA differences are resolved. Q! is leading the way out of the market miasma. Mqurice