To: Maurice Winn who wrote (27816 ) 5/20/2010 12:58:20 PM From: pcstel Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 29986 Jeff, I'm not into losses [contrary to what PCSTel says]. .....snip............. I say make it profitable from day 1. That does not mean they need to include capital already committed, gone, and done. No matter what happens, the cost of the constellation and what-not will be gone as soon as the launch program is finished. They should cover marginal costs involved in new customers so that each time somebody connects, there's a gain, not a loss. So they shouldn't give away loss leader megabytes which they have to buy from some termination company. They should charge what it costs in money out the door, plus a little bit. ************************************************************* Is this the same guy who wrote this?????? ***************************************************** Paying for the gateways was understandable, though unnecessary. I was happy to buy a gateway for NZ and buy thousands of handsets too. But the gateways, aka Exit 1, should have been owned and built by Globalstar. There was a condition to me buying a gateway which was that I get free minutes/megabytes until the satellites were full. Globalstar was NOT interested in that idea. I would have sold the handsets for $3000 or at auction in cyberspace for what the market would bear, and given free minutes/megabytes to subscribers. siliconinvestor.com Free minutes and Free Gateways! Sounds like a great deal.. For the proprietors of "Exit #1" that is... You build me a Gateway, and give me free megabytes.. And I will buy the Handsets at Dealer Cost, and then sell them at an obscene profit because as an incentive... I will give away YOUR MEGABYTES that you provide to me Free of Charge... But, now ( 1 year later) Maurice opines.... So they shouldn't give away loss leader megabytes which they have to buy from some termination company. They should charge what it costs in money out the door, plus a little bit. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ I think that has been MY OPINION all along Maurice. You remember... All the "teat suckers" you wanted to give FREE MOU's until the system filled up. Which you then expected the "teat suckers" to start paying up when you started raising prices. Now when Maurice finally realizes the flaws in his opinions.. He now flip-flops and begins to sound like me... However, He claims that I have "mis-represented" his previous statements????? PCSTEL