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To: JMD who wrote (31536)	6/2/1999 4:08:00 PM
From: Caxton Rhodes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Correction Surfer Dude, Caxton get's good digital coverage in Folsom and the outs-skirts of Sacto. However it does switch to analog here and there, but has improved. I'm not ready to go all digital. Caxton

To: JMD who wrote (31536)	6/2/1999 5:33:00 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 152472

Any Comments> Microsoft May Announce Wireless Phone Alliances, Analysts Say Microsoft May Announce Wireless Phone Alliances, Analysts Say Redmond, Washington, June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. may announce alliances with wireless phone companies including Nokia Oyj, Motorola Inc., Ericsson AB, Sprint Corp. and AirTouch Communications Inc. next week as the No. 1 software maker seeks to catch up with Psion Plc and 3Com Corp., analysts say. Talks between Microsoft, phone makers and service carriers have intensified in recent weeks and may culminate in announcements at Microsoft's Windows CE Developers Conference in Denver, said Randy Giusto, an analyst at International Data Corp. Windows CE is a slimmed-down version of Microsoft's Windows operating system that's designed for Internet devices such as smart phones that connect to the World Wide Web. Microsoft is pushing beyond desktop computing into Internet computing on devices that offer e-mail, personal calendars and Web surfing. ''Microsoft is playing catch-up in smart phones,'' said Giusto. ''Microsoft is noticeably late in putting together alliances and agreements both with hardware and services companies.'' Microsoft trails Psion, the U.K. computer maker that has a joint venture with Motorola, Nokia and Ericsson; and 3Com, which makes the market-leading Palm Pilot hand-held computer, analysts said. The software powerhouse may use some of its $17 billion in cash reserves to invest in one or more companies, analysts said. Possible Investments ''I wouldn't be surprised to see them invest in AirTouch or Sprint,'' said Seamus McAteer, an analyst at Jupiter Communications Inc. Investments in handset makers Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia can't be ruled out, McAteer said. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft at least wants to persuade Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia to use its software, including Windows CE and its browser that lets users surf the Net on a cell phone. ''I don't think that would be a surprise if Microsoft aligned itself with the troika,'' said Phil Redman, an analyst at the Yankee Group, referring to Motorola, Ericsson and Nokia. Their joint venture with Psion is called Symbian. ''They have a need for differentiation,'' said Redman. ''Each wants to take certain elements from Symbian or Microsoft and incorporate it in their vision.'' Microsoft made a foray into wireless communications last year when it created a 50-50 joint venture with Qualcomm Inc. to let users connect to the Internet and their own business networks from digital phones and other computers. The venture, called Wireless Knowledge, provides the services to wireless carriers such as BellSouth Corp. and GTE Corp. Windows CE needs to be faster and more efficient to attract more phone-company customers, analysts said. ''An improved CE would be a lure,'' said Redman. ''CE isn't fast enough for phones to process what is needed.'' Microsoft fell 1/16 to 78 7/16.

To: JMD who wrote (31536)	6/2/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Sawtooth	Respond to of 152472

<<IMHO, FWIW, EOM, BWDIK, ROFLMAO, and Have a Nice Day (we're kind of getting salutation-itis again aren't we gang?)>> Must say Surfer Dude, even though I am kind of a salutation-type fellow, I've always considered Raunchy Onion Farts Leaving My Arse Obnoxiously to be a bit on the uncouth side and barred via thread rule 15.b.II. addressing crass and otherwise ill-mannered language. Am I correct?

To: JMD who wrote (31536)	6/2/1999 8:00:00 PM
From: John Hayman	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 152472

Speaking of Sprint: An engineer friend of mine had the contract to build the towers for sprint in the Pittsburgh,Pa area. He was just informed that Sprint was going to postpone their build out (Pitt. area) for the time being. Does anyone know the reason for this? He was not informed, and was curious to why. I noticed in the one post Caxton gave here from Tero, that Sprint was expecting a slow down, or poor quarter. Has anyone else heard of this? Thanks for any infor, John

To: JMD who wrote (31536)	6/2/1999 9:25:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

>> IMHO, FWIW, EOM, BWDIK, ROFLMAO lol. That's quite a grouping; good thing we're all net-vets <g>. It sounds like you live in the north Bay. We have a very similar situation in the south Bay, the heart of Silicon Gulch. I use the Sprint/QCP2700 as well, and love it. My wife is on the 500 minute plan, and my employer is paying for my 1,000 minutes. At my home in south San Jose (Almaden Valley), I get ZERO bars, and still hook up very nicely. But driving around parts of Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and San Jose with 4 bars (not the tequilla kind), I occasionally get dropped calls with the dreaded "signal faded" error message. No problem, though; it's remarkably reliable for what it is, and I'm sure it will only get better. Frank btw, we don't have cable modem or asdl down here yet; can you believe it?

To: JMD who wrote (31536)	6/2/1999 11:34:00 PM
From: engineer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

I know what you mean on coverage. In Rancho Santa Fe, one of the most wealthy areas in California, there is almost no coverage for Sprint...but it has one of the highest per capita cell phone use in the county. Been harping at Sprint to add service there, but it is "too rural" to service. Most people there would use the 1000 minutes without thinking...payback on the investment of a few minicells would be weeks.... But as compared to ATT coverage, it would be great to make a full on REAL comparision of the two. I would bet that Sprint has more than twice the coverage of ATT already.