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To: TobagoJack who wrote (57445)	12/22/2004 9:55:50 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<No need for CDMA in HK. WiFi/Skype is FREE and works beautifully.> I doubt that coverage is sufficiently robust that CDMA is unnecessary. WiFi in roamad.com style would indeed do most of the work in a place like Hong Kong, but even then wouldn't be completely free, but usually might be. Tarken in Tokyo switched on and found 3 free WiFi links in his apartment. But he got his own one anyway. Free WiFi won't provide the seamless coverage people want when they roam slightly further afield. A wide area network, and that means 1xEV-DO CDMA, will provide that coverage and do it cheaply and robustly. But as you say, for most purposes and in most places, WiFi is fine. Skype plus WiFi is a great combination. CDMA is planned for Hong Kong and is now available [though not the best sort with the best gadgets]. Mqurice