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To: JohnG who wrote (117543)	4/28/2002 1:17:53 PM
From: kech	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Yes there is an operating 1XEVDO network in Romania in Europe and it will cover say 80% of the country by year end. Didn't see this one under the zap announcement on 3g thread. Is there a separate announcement someplace. Quit a demo on the outskirts of Western Europe.

To: JohnG who wrote (117543)	4/28/2002 1:39:18 PM
From: rkral	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Just how could you have your salesmen talking to customers about buying a 1X handset before the network is turned on and !X services are in place --doing so would simply confuse customers. ... First you turn on the network with some services. Then the next week, you sell the new 1X handsets. I definitely disagree with your network first requirement. I want my next cellphone to be capable of 1x data speeds, even if the network in my area might not be 1x capable for another 12 months. If the 1x phone model has gone through "boot camp" and works near-flawlessly in a trial zone, that is good enough for me. I'd much rather buy that phone then a cdmaOne phone guaranteed to be "data obsolete" in 6 months. The same for the gpsOne (E911) capability. PCS and Verizon, please make E911 available in your phones nationwide, long before your networks are 100% ready. As to 'confusion of the customer': John, you can give the customers a little more credit. Use of the 1x phone in cdmaOne service areas will be common for some time. That's what backward compatibility is all about imho. Ron