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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (2715)	1/28/1999 1:49:00 AM
From: djane	Respond to of 29987

LOR yahoo thread post on GSTRF phones/cost messages.yahoo.com@m2.yahoo.com Top:Business and Finance:Stocks:Services:Communications Services:LOR (Loral Space/Communication) Help - Add to My Yahoo! - Sign Out along those lines: by: peerless3 11259 of 11265 I have been under the impression that the G* phones, pictures of which are publicly available, are going to be priced at a very affordable US$600.00. 20% of the cost of the most basic I* unit. Moreover, the I* phones, one of which I have had the displeasure of trying, only work if the antenna points straight up. Pun intended, what's up with that? Furthermore, with Vodaphone moving forward to acquire Airtouch, G* users will see a more uniform rate, worldwide (almost... let us not forget about DACOM, etc.). Anyhow, you're right, G* presents a much better value. With estimated airtime rates around US$1.20 per minute, I believe, in combination with the greater uniformity of rates, that G* will be less expensive to operate. Furthermore, we must also remember that so long as you are in a cell zone that supports CDMA technology (Europe has not yet agreed to conform to QCOM's CDMA), you will generally run and roam on traditional systems, thereby deceasing your rates to standard cell rates (now around US$0.10 - 0.25 per minute), and further eliminating the possibility of sat / wireless errors (i.e. signal path / crossover problems... all of which have been generally taken care of already.). By the way, to those who are long, or who support the concept, or who are skeptical of investing in, but would still use the G* system: have you taken the necessary steps to have yourselves placed on the list of people to be the first to get the phones and initiate service? If you have not, and you would like to, you might consider calling Loral HQ. I'm excited to get one. Moreover, it's nice to know it won't weigh even 1/2 as much as the fairly heavy I* units. Posted: Jan 27 1999 11:17PM EST as a reply to: Msg 11256 by LoralSoars Terms and Conditions Yahoo! is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc. Copyright © 1994-99 Yahoo! All Rights Reserved.