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Word: omnipoint (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1998-1998
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...hate it when someone at the next table in a restaurant thinks it's cool to yammer away on his cell phone? Well, there's a new book out to set him straight: Wireless Etiquette by Peter Laufer ($14.50 from Omnipoint, available at branden.com) Maybe you can copy a few appropriate pages for your briefcase and pass them out to offenders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Dec. 21, 1998 | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

...digital networks will blanket the planet. Now, however, coverage is spotty, with smaller places unserved. Worse, there are three different digital "languages"--one used by AT&T, for instance; another by Sprint; and a third, known as GSM, that is big in Europe and offered here by Omnipoint. Alas, they can't understand one another's signals. That's why digital-service providers are throwing in great incentives to buy. The Qualcomm phone ($199) I tried--and would have bought, if Sprint's PCS service were available where I live--is a perfect example. One of the features...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cell Phones At 7-11? | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

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