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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (26722)	4/11/1999 11:01:00 AM
From: Harvey Rosenkrantz	Respond to of 152472

San Diego was one of the first cities to have Sprint PCS service. I organized a deal for the employees of our company that enhanced the existing "pioneer plan" and subsequently enrolled a few hundred phones. Initially there were many complaints of bad service and dropped calls. The coverage was very thin and the response I got from the company was "there are new cell sites going up soon". It has taken a long time, but the coverage now appears to be adequate. I am aware of only one major hole in the more populated areas of the county. This hole is in the DelMar/Rancho Santa Fe area where supposedly the NIMBY forces have thwarted Sprint's attempt to put up an antenna. The number of complaints I have received has dwindled to almost zero.(Whether the unhappy customers gave up the service or are now satisfied, I do not know.) In any event, I agree that their haste to market left a lot to be desired, but the system now is much improved and does an adequate job.

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (26722)	4/11/1999 11:28:00 AM
From: quidditch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Hey Art: I am a subscriber to PCS, live in a northern suburb but work in Manhattan. The coverage in Manhattan and points half-way north to where we live is good. North and east, very spotty coverage, with part of the difficulty of increasing coverage of the supposed footprint being local resistance to towers. We purchased Q's dual mode handsets, which work well. Obviously, the analog roaming is more expensive. And it is true that in the Sprint PCS stores that employees, even those on the ball, are unable to advise exactly that status of the buildout to non-covered areas. With the exception of the spotty coverage in my residential area, I'm happy with the service, and the pricing during promotions can't be beat. Puts BAM to shame. Voicemail is reliable, but a bit slow in arriving. Regards. Liacos_samui

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (26722)	4/11/1999 12:08:00 PM
From: GO*QCOM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

SPRINT PCS will be the highly touted ALL DIGITAL Nationwide Wireless Internet service offering the most reasonable online minutes of use.There reach extends to Nationwide Mexico making there roaming reach a must have for the coming leap, that Mexico will make in the new digital economy.Leap Wireless and Sprint are must own stocks.Sprint PCS THE WIRELESS AOL !!!!!!!! Pick up these shares now while they are still cheap.I have been buying them for months and they keep going higher.