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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (50749)	3/16/2002 12:23:03 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 54805

Mike, << Eric, how many cell phones have you owned over the years? :) >> Not so many ... but I've contributed more to Qualcomm's performance than you have. <g> Lets see: 1. 1992-Apr 97 - 800 MHz AMPS fixed car phone - same unit 3 autos 2. 1994-Nov 97 - 900 MHz MOT GSM for European travel 3. 1995-Nov 97 - 1900 MHz GSM (SIM used for European travel in above 4. 1997-Nov 99 - Qualcomm QCP800 (800 MHz AMPS/CDMA) 5. 1997- Today - Bosch "Worldphone" (900 MHz AMPS/CDMA) here & abroad 6. 1999-Aug 00 - Qualcomm QCP860 (800 MHz AMPS/CDMA) data 7. 2000-Mar 01 - Audiovox CDM9000 (800 MHz AMPS/CDMA 1900 MHZ CDMA) 8. 2001- Today - KYO 6035 (800 MHz AMPS/CDMA 1900 MHZ CDMA) Palm Not bad considering that I need to travel nationally and abroad (where CDMA doesn't go) so I have dual subscriptions and my wife now uses the Audiovox. The short life of the QCP860 is attributable to the fact that Verizon obsolesced it when they required "tri-mode" for tiered national rate plans. For all practical purposes my KYO 6035 has now been obsolesced because I've upgrade computing platforms to XP and the KYO 6035 won't synch with XP. I'm holding off on replacement till the new 1xRTT product cycles sort out. No more "early adopting" for me. - Eric -