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To: TobagoJack who wrote (68312)	9/7/2005 4:28:37 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

TJ, I just had a conversation via Skype with Martyn Levy [of RoamAD fame, a wifi network software supplier which I've funded] who is now in a Lufthansa aircraft heading for Europe from San Francisco. His wifi powered notebook computer connects to the wifi picocell in the aircraft, which then connects to ground or satellite. Total cost is US$29.95 for the flight which will be about 11 hours. The satellite connection must be geostationary because while Globalstar is being established for voice connections, the 9.6 kbps data rate is too slow for skyping [Iridium is slower still]. Martyn said some of his ping times were 200 milliseconds, so there must be a direct to ground link too when available. The era of millions of people in airliners every day being out of contact for hours at a time is coming to an end. It's about time. BTW, did you see that QUALCOMM bought Flarion, a major proponent and technology developer of OFDM, now ready for selling? That single move removed the major concern I had about QUALCOMM and their wide area network technology. It cost $600 million which was a great profit for Flarion investors. Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (68312)	9/7/2005 5:48:05 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

TeoTwawki: lewrockwell.com <Essential rules must be followed, such as "the traditions, the lessons of history, the distilled wisdom of generations of dead people." And finally: "Be prepared. Say something nice to your mother. Offer a bum a drink. And buy gold." It is hard to know when the empire and its bubbles will collapse. Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin don’t pretend to know. But, Empire of Debt makes the wait more fun.> Mqurice