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Technology Stocks : COMS & the Ghost of USRX w/ other STUFF -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DMaA who wrote (12636)	2/10/1998 3:36:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 22053

>>>People won't stand for sound dropouts and distortion. Until bandwidth problems are worked out, internet phone service could leave a bad taste in early adapters mouths.<<<< My very limited experience with 'Net phone wasn't that bad, many of the long time USRX followers may even remember when USR held a CC and put it out over the 'Net using Real Audio. It was Okay, but at 28.8 not good enough. I've never had the chance to listen in with a connection faster than 28.8K, however, I do believe that a faster connection would improve it vastly...even one in the 43K or above range would most likely be acceptable. It is my understanding the voice is way ahead of video or graphics (to slow)in becoming acceptable on the 'Net and is here and available for many LANs. But what do I know...I just hammer nails in planks. <G>

To: DMaA who wrote (12636)	2/10/1998 3:38:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Famous, perhaps the hardware will not be ready for prime time but we 3COM stockholders are. The anouncement said: Installation of 3Com's Total Control(TM) multi-service platforms will begin this spring and continue with the planned installation of 500 switches over the next 3 years. Initial installation will begin in Brazil, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, the U.S., Switzerland and Hong Kong, with other countries in Europe, South America and the Asia-Pacific region to follow. Investment for this phase of the Global InterNetwork deployment will exceed $500 million. This is soon enough to keep me happy. o~~~ O