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To: Kurt Goebel who wrote (3537)	8/24/1998 6:53:00 AM
From: Jerry Miller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10081

...think i'd have to agree with you, Kurt. the 200 DMA is 6 1/8. we've come off it twice this month. one more time would be good actually, since a triple bottom can signal confirmation for a move to the upside. if you consider that the stock my be doing its own homework, we'll be glad to have these tests of support at the 200 DMA behind us, by the time the holidays roll around.

To: Kurt Goebel who wrote (3537)	8/24/1998 11:07:00 AM
From: up_tick	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10081

Negative or realistic? >You say.... Portico pricing seems in line with >every current competitor (better then some). Pricing is a major factor. I pay about $150/mo for my wireless phone and an average of 1200 minutes. To use Portico for messaging, I needed to publish the Portico number as my phone number and have it find me. That means I run double Portico minutes on incoming calls. It means my messages no longer come in free. Portico will cost me $310/month based on their pricing plans. That's too much I think. >You say .... Tell me how you check your email, update your >address book, calendar, check the news on >the road today. I check my email etc with a secretary. I realize that everyone doesn't have one. As for my laptop, I prefer doing my email on it. >As for making money, you don't think having >large carriers carrying it will bring in >many customers? I don't think carriers will sell it. Carriers will wait and buy their own gear when it is ready. >They are planning to license MagicTalk, right? >This sort of is what you call selling the >server right? No, they are not planning this. GMGC did not design a system that meets the NOC requirements of carriers. First, it's too big -- they need to get it from 100 racks down to 5. Second, there is a lot of finishing they need to do if they want to sell servers. This is why they opted for the service route, they could get a service out while traditional ESP vendors were busy with the reliability, scalability and availability details (more than half the engineering in a telco solution). >The service just started and many posters have >stated that it is great and is improving every >day. I should have it this week or next so I >can give my feedback after that. I agree. That doesn't guarantee success.