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To: greg nus who wrote (48316)	2/3/1999 11:43:00 PM
From: kash johal	Respond to of 1571830

greg, Check out metricom. I visited them today(- by the way-talking ASICs). They offer a 28K wireless solution. It is available in the bay area. It's a paul allen start-up (going on for 10 years or so). Their service is called richochet i believe. metricom.com i believe or do a yahoo search. Regards, Kash

To: greg nus who wrote (48316)	2/3/1999 11:46:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1571830

greg - Re: " Paul does anyone make an wireless internet connector for laptops which eleminates the need for hard wire to a phone plug?" There may be several, but the one I'm familiar with is Metricom - their product is called Ricochet. Metricom is in Mountain View CA I believe. They supply the Ricochet wireless Modem ($200 - $300) and provide the ISP service as well ($30+/- per month) Two "gotchas" - 1. You have to be located near their receivers and 2. Modem speed is 28K TOPS - the last I looked. Paul