Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Leap Wireless International (LWIN) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (1764)	3/15/2002 10:09:41 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 2737

Carriers dramatically over-charging for data via 3G CDMA-based wireless service are irritating some potential serious users (and setting up a golden opportunity for Leap) (maybe). I am in complete and total agreement with the following post. (But, I am going to "blab" a little longer before you get to the post ...) Several times when I was traveling, it was always after 9:00 P.M. each and every night when I finally got a chance to hook up my notebook computer to my Sprint PCS handset, and "do" the Internet wirelessly at 14.4K (really usually 5K to 7K). Even though it was quite slow, I have 2800 off-peak minutes each month, so (if I am valuing my own time as worthless (?)), I really did not care if I was doing things the dumb "circuit switched" way ... Jon. ************************** Message 17204969 SI: StockTalk: Communications : Qualcomm - Coming Into Buy Range To:Marvin Bregman who wrote (115594) From: pyslent Friday, Mar 15, 2002 8:04 PM Respond to 115640 of 115642 "Verizon wireless data pricing plan." As a consumer and a current sprint wireless web subscriber, I find that these rates make me hope that they (sprint and verizon) continue to offer the is95A circuit switched data at the current bill-by-the-minute price. It's unfortunate that their 1X offerings are priced at such a premium to their current data services, even though the packet switched nature of 1X should make so much cheaper to accommodate many more users. I know that they are trying to recoup their cap ex, but when i say that i'd prefer to stay on a 14.4 kbs service rather than pay what they are charging for their 50 kbs service, that is a bad sign for future wireless web adoption. ***************************** END.