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To: limtex who wrote (30652)	5/23/1999 5:26:00 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

is the fact that this phone can be dropped or thrown against a wall really a big marketing point. They make frames for glasses that bend like a pretzel for the same reason a phone can be dropped. I'm not the only klutz who benefits from damage-resistant products. :) --Mike Buckley

To: limtex who wrote (30652)	5/23/1999 5:29:00 PM
From: JGoren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

You must never have dropped a phone. I think it is a big marketing point. Consumers want trouble-free phones; dropping is part of life. The phone will come in colors; it is small, so there are other features that are part of the bargain.

To: limtex who wrote (30652)	5/23/1999 8:46:00 PM
From: GO*QCOM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

The THIN PHONE and its durability is something that carriers who sell these products care about.The last thing that a carrier wants is to purchase several hundred thousand phones from a vendor and then have a large number returned to them due to inferior plastic houseing.This is a PR nightmare for both the carrier and the vendor making the phone.The public also wants a phone that if dropped will withstand the punishment and we have all dropped the little varments at one time or another.Durability mixed with CDMA and great specifications along internet capability at a price the mass market can afford is the best marketing possibility.

To: limtex who wrote (30652)	5/24/1999 2:43:00 AM
From: Reagan DuBose	Respond to of 152472

Limtex, I haven't gone so far as to throw my Qualcomm PCS phone (2700 model) against the wall, but I did drop it in a pond (totally submerged). Took it out, shook off as much water as I could and when it wouldn't work, I feared that it was gone for good! Then I partially opened the case for access, rinsed it with clean water, and dried it out for a few hours with a strong fan. It came back to life after drying out! That was about a year ago, and it is still going strong! Of course, I don't recommend this as a sales approach, and don't think it proves much. Most modern electronic circuit assemblies will survive water immersion if promptly cleaned and dried. Reagan