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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (54341)	8/9/2006 1:36:29 PM
From: GO*QCOM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196568

Good observations about Sprint they do seem to leap without looking at the large pitfalls.I do not understand however why you are under the following impression < WiMax is a special solution, suitable only for fixed wireless connections in places where there is a direct line of sight to the base station, and no interference from walls, ceilings, trees, etc. WiMax then becomes a substitute for wired connections through cable or DSL facilities, but not entirely for other mobile or semi-mobile applications> The 802.16e is clearly designed to work in a mobile enviorment at freeway speeds or so say the WIMAX forums. standards.ieee.org

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (54341)	8/9/2006 1:37:18 PM
From: JohnG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196568

Art B. Sprint is planning "mobile Wimax" as indicated by comments from the Samsung spokesman at the 8/9/06 announcement. Thus, you can take your laptop on the train at 60 mph. YOUR comments are in error: "WiMax then becomes a substitute for wired connections through cable or DSL facilities, but not entirely for other mobile or semi-mobile applications."

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (54341)	8/9/2006 6:23:13 PM
From: pyslent	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 196568

That [Java] hasn't worked very well for Sprint. Compare with the decision of Verizon to go with BREW. Have you compared BREW vs. Java, and if so, would you elaborate on how Verizon's data offerings are any better than Sprints? From a business perspective, it is my recollection that as of the most recent quarter, Sprint's data ARPU is not significantly less than Verizon's. Moreover, as a consumer, I have never encountered anything worth using from Verizon's GIN (Brew) store, whereas I use 4 J2ME applications that I consider absolutely indespensible on my Sprint phone. I should mention, however, that only one of these J2ME applications are purchased from Sprint; the others are free downloads from third party developers that add significant value to my unlimited data plan. For better or worse, BREW customers do not have the freedom to go outside their carrier's limited offerings.

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (54341)	8/11/2006 8:14:50 AM
From: data_rox	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 196568

re: Java v BREW, Sprint v Verizon snippet from Q2 2006 Infospace Earnings Conference Call On the games front, we're partnering with Activision to create Mobile versions of top games, including two upcoming Tony Hawk titles, Project A and Downhill Jam. All of this content is designed to feet feed a growing market of personalization and entertainment and we're beginning to marry this content with brand new technology. For example, we've developed five theme applications for Sprint utilizing Qualcomm's UI-one user interface. This technology integrates rich media with background channel updates so that the phones screen is never really idle; it is constantly being refreshed. Some of the themes include Hubble Space, Alan Iverson and the World Cup. We believe that the increased deployment of 3G devices and high speed networks and new technologies such as Qualcomm's UI-One portend good things for our business and products like themes are at the leading edge.