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To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (15708)	9/29/1998 1:51:00 PM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

I agree with what I think you are implying, recharging every few days here in the US is not inconvenient and was not necessarily a purchasing discriminator for me. Jim

To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (15708)	9/29/1998 9:43:00 PM
From: Drew Williams	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

<< These longer talk/standby times were developed as a matter of necessity as the yak carts used for transportation in the northern reaches of Europe do not have cigarette lighter outlets to use for recharging purposes. >> I know this was a joke, but I think it makes a reasonable point. Americans get around mostly in their automobiles, which all have cigarette lighters (except my Volvo, which has a 12v power outlet, which looks surprisingly like the jack for a cigarette lighter) with which to recharge telephone batteries. Many people I know never take their cellular phones out of their cars at all. Perhaps Europeans have demanded longer standby times because they're moving around on public transportation?