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To: slacker711 who wrote (53981)	5/6/2003 11:07:08 AM
From: Jim Mullens	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Hi Slacker, thanks for your input. You said “If they called GPRS a third generation technology, you would have right to call it FUDD. They did not....next generation simply means it is a step above GSM. I think that it pretty easily qualifies.“ I think you’re parsing words (whatever ‘Is” is). GSM is clearly a 2G network technology and the upgrade to GPRS is clearly 2.5 generation technology by all accounts I’ve read from many different non-Qualcomm biased sources (Eric included – gg). AWE refers to their upgraded GPRS network as offering both “next generation services” and a “next generation” network. GPRS may be a step up, but it is a one-half step up to 2.5G and not to the “next generation” which is 3G. To be correct and not misleading (“a poor choice of words as AWE IR admitted) they should be saying “the next ½ generation network”. It is my understanding that when one refers to next generation they mean going from 1G to 2G, or from 2G to 3G, not from 2G to 2.5G. Clearly, they should be describing it as step 1 in their 3 step path to 3G which they discuss in detail in their 3G Press Kit “Next Generation Wireless”. By doing so they would be correctly informing their customers that they will also need to buy an EDGE equipped phone (2nd step) and a WCDMA equipped phone (3rd step) in order to avail themselves of true 3G (next generation) services and performance. They would also be informing their unknowing investors that two more steps and the capital expenditures and time associated with completing each are still on the horizon. Regarding your statement “Do you get all of of your information from the Qualcomm threads? If so, I would highly recommend looking around the internet for actual user reviews. You'll find that the differences between Verizon, PCS, and AWE generally have little to do with technology. “ I read much of your valued contributions (and others on the various wireless threads) and I agree that to date there appears to be little difference in services by the various U.S. carriers. However, I was not referring to the quality of service offered by the various carriers. Thanks- jim