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To: tero kuittinen who wrote (17484)	10/31/1998 3:12:00 PM
From: SKIP PAUL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Hey! Sprint is only one of dozens of very well run companies that have gone to CDMA. Do you think they are fools? Only Tero know how to analyze the economics of a wireless system. Sprint is doing very well Thank you, Stock price, number of new subscribers for Sprint was higher than AT&T last quarter, by any measure. Sprint will emerge as the predominant wireless carrier unless ATT also goes CDMA.

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (17484)	10/31/1998 4:23:00 PM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Tero Tero Tero: Such a shame that you don't get it yet. Perhaps in your country the people obsess over who has the smallest phone(maybe a reverse Freudian thing???), but I can't tell you a soul here in the US who bought a phone based on the stand-by time, or 160 gram phone vs. 200 gram. That is not how it works. The available service comes first. Price per minute is an issue when coverage of two services are similar. That is why AT&T is selling well--good coverage with cheap service. They could push an Iridium-sized phone on subscribers and it would probably not matter much. The deal is you sign up, you get the Nokia phone. There is really not much choice. Same goes for others--limited choice. Frankly, people really don't care about phone weight and stand by times--coverage and price of service are most important. Roaming? Once again--99% of folks could care less. Most want to make a call in their area--period. African roaming ability is not a key purchase feature. By the way, if I had a GSM 900/1900 phone in my area, a large populated area, it would work great as a lightweight paper weight. No service. I have 2, soon to be 3 CDMA services to choose from. Your understanding of G*'s service and target market indicates I would be wasting my time responding to that subject.

To: tero kuittinen who wrote (17484)	11/1/1998 1:26:00 AM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 152472

Tero - regarding ... Do you think Qualcomm told Sprint back in 1995 that in 1998 CDMA phones would all have one day of standby time and weigh ounces more than the TDMA/GSM competitors? I think I have said things like this to you repeatedly, but, here goes again. I think your criticisms are ridiculous. If a handset needs to be recharged after 40 hours or 400 hours of standby time, the end result is exactly the same -- when you use the phone, you will occasionally glance at the battery indicator, and re-charge it that evening if it happens to be low. The only relevant change from this state of affairs would be if and when someone comes out with a handset that has battery characteristics like my Hewlett Packard calculator -- I bought it in 1986, and have either never replaced (or charged) the batteries, or may have done it once (I cannot remember which). What is this ongoing obsession of yours with the need to recharge a handset overnight more frequently ? PEOPLE DO SLEEP ! Regarding handsets weighing more or being larger -- numerous people have stated that when electronic gizmos reach a certain small size (like Motorola's StarTac) the initial euphoria of "Gee, this thing is sure small !" slowly (or quickly) changes to "G#* D*%$ it, this thing is TOO small !" I own a Qualcomm QCP-2700. It fits easily in my wife's purse, and it fits easily in my Land's End running shorts pocket. (And, this is with the cover we bought for it). If some other handset is slightly lighter or smaller, who cares ? But I do care about the cost of my service. I recently picked up a "rate sheet" for Bell South's TDMA-based wireless service in Boca Raton Florida (and a Sprint PCS rate sheet for Boca also). Bell South's plans are so much more expensive (on all comparisons) that I was absolutely shocked. Who would be stupid enough to sign up with them ? I have no idea. I assume they are growing much more slowly than Sprint PCS. Jon.