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To: Harry Sharp who wrote (7908)5/24/1998 8:23:00 PM
From: Paul Fiondella  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
I may be wrong but I believe it is two way

It is a low orbit system. High orbit requires a $2000 uplink dish (but is currently being sold in Asia) but low orbit will communicate with a regular handheld cellular telephone type device. That's its beauty.

Check it out.



To: Harry Sharp who wrote (7908)5/25/1998 1:03:00 PM
From: Deliveryman  Respond to of 74651
 
"Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Teledesic a one-way system?" You are right for most sats, but the low flying ones will be two way... kinda like Cell phones with really high antenna stations