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To: Qualopec who wrote (7864)	2/2/1998 1:07:00 PM
From: Quincy	Respond to of 152472

First, we need to figure out where you live and see who is offering CDMA digital service. Otherwise, you won't find Qcom phones in your area. Or, in the case of my local radio shack, they could be out of them. dB-) sprintpcs.com primeco.com are two of many companies that are developing coverage in hundreds of cities across the US. Since AirTouch bought USWest and turned itself into the second largest wireless carrier in the US, I hope that CDMA will build out faster.

To: Qualopec who wrote (7864)	2/2/1998 1:08:00 PM
From: qdog	Respond to of 152472

What phone are looking at? GSM, TDMA or Analog? QCOM doesn't manufacture those; except a dual mode CDMA/Analog. Got to go to a story or be in a market that has CDMA>>>>

To: Qualopec who wrote (7864)	2/2/1998 1:11:00 PM
From: 2brasil	Respond to of 152472

The advert can't of been that good if it didn't say where to purchase Qualcomm products or cdma services. I am in Brazil but when I was in Miami in December the newspapers were full of Sprint PCS advertisements and Radio Shack also had qcom Phones in the window. with big SPRINT PCS sighn, where do you live Alaska? just joking by the way my brother has q phone in Miami he loves it and whenIi call from Brazil it sounds like land line very clear. regards Bruce

To: Qualopec who wrote (7864)	2/3/1998 12:45:00 AM
From: Greg B.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Qualopec, where are you located? I am on the road, and this afternoon I was in Cincinnati and visited an electronics shop. I too saw the flood of models. James the sales guy said they just got a shipment of QCP-2700s, you know the one that has dual modes (digital/analog) for $149. He got one out of the backroom and placed a call. He was amazed at the sound quality - "Wow, these are better than the Sonys!!!" (At first I thought he was selling, but he was serious.) They didn't carry Q flip-phone yet. We placed a call to GTE phone store and they also didn't carry the new Q. Also, we also learned that "the QCP-2700 did not meet GTE standards"---whatever that really means---so the QCPs only worked in digital mode in this local calling area. Now, James was hyping the phones because I expressed an interest. "You should grandfather a calling plan before GTE works with the Sprint (PCS) network in June/July, already established in 111 major markets across the U.S." In Cincy market, it seems that consumers are presented with "too many options". And even James didn't know what CDMA stood for. Got the impression that the marketing battle is not over, and the almighty Q has yet to pick a fight in Cinci. Hopefully, the $5-$6 million in SuperBowl related expenses was more than offset by handset sales in other major markets. While I agree that Q can improve in its marketing tactics, I'm not sure they lost the battle for now. If MOT is right, 90% of the handsets will be digital by end of 1998. That makes for an exciting summer and fall, from the consumer's perspective, leaving many more marketing battles waiting in the wings. ===== "This is not a technical compromise. We've taken the two main concepts put forward and put them together to create a comprehensive standard." In other words, don't compromise on technological position, encompass all by broadening the standard. But read in article (posted on thread) that this will result in significant infrastructure upgrades. Does someone have a better read on vendor financial implications? Only looking for a short answer, because it might take a while for the "detailed" version: "ETSI's technical group now will have to work out the technical details of the concept. We now face a challenging period of converting this one-page agreement into thousands of pages of technical specifications." :-) ===== Grateful to all contributors of the meaty bones on this thread. Still digesting this morning since had no time to watch rally yesterday. And it sounds like there will be some good discussions at SM. Those who cannot attend will be grateful to ingest any new info on the QT.