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Technology Stocks : IRID - Iridium World Communications IPO Announced! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dragonfly who wrote (1602)4/17/1999 10:08:00 PM
From: Herc  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2693
 
Thanks for the info. I'll admit I don't know diddly about internet over cell phones. Is is true that you can't get faster than about 14 kps over a regular cell phone modem?
But who knows what future technology will allow the Iridium birds to do? If they can convey satellite TV then satellites should sure be handle the bytes/second required for the internet.
Is it true that IRID has more birds up there at lower altitudes than any of the competitors.


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