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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (130140)	7/13/2003 5:51:21 PM
From: DanD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Does this whole WiFi vs EV DO thing remind anyone of the "Convergence" debate that has been going on for years. You know combining TV and Computer Network and Phone etc from a single source and now we add wireless to the mix? In that time no single standard communication "pipe" has ever evolved. They seem to be growth for lots of delivery systems and mixes. Can it be that WiFi and WCDMA/CDMA EV DO will be complimentary/competitive technologies that stimulate more people to go wireless and spur the wireless data market even more? Dan D.

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (130140)	7/13/2003 6:16:24 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Art, <WiFi seems to be attractive to those who are more comfortable with change in smaller increments. Just add a card to your existing computer, and you're done. So, from a psychological point of view, WiFi may give people more comfort than EV DO. > Actually, WiFi is attractive to people who are comfortable with avoiding $4 per megabyte charges for slow 1xRTT service. WiFi at 20c per megabyte, running quickly, is better. Not to mention the $600 saving on the equipment to receive and send the signals. Mqurice