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To: Eric L who wrote (18970)	3/16/2002 12:48:02 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 34857

<media backlash> was the two most informative words in that article, for anyone who knows anything about GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA.. The media is obviously more knowledgable about itself, the media. Just to pick some - GPRS as a standard (and technology) is designed to progress, improve, from the present, basic system to the "full fledged" system in maybe 1-2 years, plus further improvements both after that and inbetween. (all that packet handling, routing, dynamic channel, timeslot allocations,etc,etc,etc) - GPRS lifespan 5-8 year??? Is that based on linguistics, that EDGE is not GPRS but somehow only EDGE??? Or will there be something different than packets for data after 8 years?? Or a question about different versions of GPRS, but as above, they kind of don't exist?? (even Win95 is improving slowly..well, at least adding new features, with new versions) - etc... Quick propaganda counter ticks: -have suffered -lot of grief -for their delays -slower-than-promised -hindered customer (full points for first sentence) - isn't totally bleak - however - a stutter step - barriers currently preventing GPRS acceptance in the marketplace - still are suffering from a media backlash over perceived GPRS shortcomings (10 points + Stalin medal ,iron #3) - Observers also complain (as my neighbors cat) - assuming you can even get a device in the first place (which network place??) - GPRS, which is intended to be the core network (great understanding, better late than never) - eventually will enhance operators' revenue (in the medieval times, stoneage, last year??) - is not prohibitively expensive (not-not-cheap??) - GSM operators have to deploy it anyway (GSM operators designed it..idiot!!..anyway) - GPRS still will adequately serve low- to medium-end (idiot!!) - basing that conclusion on the results of a hypothetical case study (the future.."hypothethical"?? can't be, not for Stalin) - Even if...however (regular basic style points) - But the possibility...can't hurt (wow!!) - could help drive revenue..could complement other offerings (minor could-points) - continued handset availability problems (Nokia sits on the keys, some try to use sticks and pencils) - GPRS pricing also is confusing and expensive (for the bundling market??) - GPRS handset problems already are well known (yes, and one american author corrected his death date) etc,etc..... But it must be tough writing about something without giving any hint of knowing anything about it, kind of just "reporting"?? Ilmarinen I'll retract everything as soon as some hints are given to how standards are started, built, tested, verified, improved,etc,etc... For a reporter for "wrieless week" writing on global standards it might be good to know where and how that happens for wireless stuff which are not point-to-point walkietalkies for the backyard, garage openers nor for remotely controlling TVs. (propaganda points partly based on socalled "emotional" selection of words, to pick an extreme, some speaches by Hitler should be a must to study for any reader or writer)