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To: engineer who wrote (126084)	12/18/2002 1:33:52 PM
From: LarsA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

engineer, "all that is needed from the carrier for automatic meter reading is a reliable cheap offpeak data pipe that allows me to hook up a 1x or DO modem" Sounds good to me, and even though a meter guy (on minimum pay?) may spend only 5 minutes per house, per month,I can see advantages. BUT since they already have a grid, couldn't they transmit this information by copper, if they wanted to? Give every meter an IP address, and a chip or two.

To: engineer who wrote (126084)	12/18/2002 1:34:01 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Engineer, I don't know if you have followed Ben Garrett's posts about Q investing in an American DO network through NextWave's spectrum--it might be just the thing you're thinking about. Sorry for the Q-centrism. VBG.

To: engineer who wrote (126084)	12/18/2002 2:15:35 PM
From: pheilman_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Agreed, I just got the new CDM9500 through Verizon. Very large bright color screen, but crippled by the carrier. Charges for getting new screens, ringtones, data. Information on data access is scattered and unclear on their website. Website doesn't work with some browsers, and has bad links. Just saw that PCS has an unlimited vision access deal. For about $40 per month.