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 : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: engineer who wrote (28982)	11/16/2002 12:18:59 AM
From: John Biddle	Respond to of 197031

In all the years of dealing with Sprint and VZ data people, I tried to explain to them that the pipe they so greedily tried to control was the one thing that if let go would inspire this new thing. They still hold on to it and want control. I couldn't agree with you more. Back in the early days of the PC it was the same thing. Who'd want one of those was a common refrain. What do you think, that everyone will pay $2,000 or more to create spreadsheets or write term papers? was another. Well, we know how short sighted that turned out to be. Or perhaps a better way to look at it was how lacking in imagination people were. I don't know how long wireless data will take to truly catch on, but I am wildly more optimistic than Andy Seybold about both how long and how far. I am heartened constantly, every time I see innovations which make wireless devices more powerful (faster chips, more memory, better software . . .), more fun (color, graphics, photos, videos, MP3, games, ringtones, screensavers . . .), easier to use (Bluetooth, USB, BREW, standard Windows interfaces, bigger screens like PDAs and now tablets), etc. The world is MUCH bigger and ore exciting than we think. Seers, pundits, futurists, etc. almost always exaggerate how much can be done in the short term, and almost always underestimate how much will be accomplished in the long term. I'm a patient man and I believe I will be amply rewarded. Your example of Netscape was a little ironic, though, since they are only a shell of their formr self, and neither Sprint nor Verizon want to end up like that.

To: engineer who wrote (28982)	11/16/2002 9:08:03 AM
From: Cooters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197031

I don't know what this is, but it is coming. In all the years of dealing with Sprint and VZ data people, I tried to explain to them that the pipe they so greedily tried to control was the one thing that if let go would inspire this new thing. They still hold on to it and want control. Ain't that the truth. I have noticed one thing, though. Web sites are popping up in droves designed to expand on Sprint's service, but more importantly bypass their control of certain content. Here's an example. It is the desktop version. Notice the name<g> 3gvisioncorrection.com IMO, the cat is out of the bag. Now the question might be, which carrier(s) spends their days and nights trying to stuff the cat back into the bag, and which one says fine, we'll give in like AOL eventually did when they embraced the internet in addition to their proprietary content. Most of the sites I've run across are dedicated to basic stuff; ringers, games, screen savers, and getting pictures to the handset not taken by the handset. How will downloading non-Sprint applications work? Probably more issues there than the simple stuff. And for GPS apps, the position location information would still need to come from the carrier, wouldn't it? Cooters

To: engineer who wrote (28982)	11/16/2002 11:00:57 AM
From: Cooters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197031

eng, Though certainly not what Sprint has in mind for $10/month, meaning this would certainly trip up their excessive usage clause(s) if abused, look at this innovator - A Video Call. groups.google.com I upgraded to unlimited Vision last week with an N400 phone. After being less than impressed with the performance and capabilities of the internal browser and all the other quirks of the phone, I received the data cable from wpscellular.com. After downloading the PCS Connection Manager software from Sprint, I was able to get it up and running without any glitches at all. Made a connection with the first attempt. I am using it with a 1 yr old Sony Vaio 800 MHz laptop. After being fairly impressed with the speed of surfing (faster than dial up, slower than my cable modem), I tried what I have been dreaming about for a long time. I plugged the webcam into the other USB port and brought up NetMeeting. Called my friend on the other side of the country to be the other side of the conference. We were able to connect and get very decent video in both directions! She is on a dial up connection but commented on the sharpness and lack of drop outs in the pic. Next, we plugged in headsets to see how the audio would work. The audio quality was very good, except for about a 1 second delay in each direction, which was a bit awkward, but, hey, we were doing full 2-way mobile videoconferencing with my cell phone. All things considered, I am really excited about the possibilities for mobile video. This weekend I am planning to mount the webcam in the windshield of the car and see how Vision works when handing off from cell to cell. Vision still has a way to go, but it has really got my imagination fired up with possible new mobile apps. Has anyone else tried other video conferencing apps?