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From: brian@apt.bungi.com (Brian Litzinger)
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Subject: Re: Radio Shack CT-102
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Date: 18 Jul 90 20:05:21 GMT
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 From article <9577@accuvax.nwu.edu>, by lars@spectrum.cmc.com (Lars
Poulsen):
 
> In article <9543@accuvax.nwu.edu> faunt@cisco.com (Doug Faunt) writes:

>>The Radio Shack CT-102 is for sale for $299.  What does the Telecom
>>collective conciousness think of the unit?  

I can't speak for the 'Telecom collective conciousness', however, I
like the phone.

> Radio Shack's ads indicate that the $299 price is conditional on
> signing up for service "with certain minimum commitments"

In California you are not required to sign up with their carrier and
you still get the $299 price.

You simply pay the $299 plus state and local sales tax and carry the
phone out of the store.  You can then have the service activated by
anyone you wish.  Also the units are field programmable so getting
them activated is pretty easy.

I and several of my friends have done so.  Most of use have added a
battery and some small circuitry and made transportables out of the
units.  The unit is actually a Nokia-Moriba (sp?), which is sold by
Nokia ... (sp?) as a car-portable, i.e. easily transported from car to
car because the base unit is so small.  But just add a battery and
you've got a transportable.

And for your information:

	Standby Current:	0.25 Amps @ 12 Volts
	Active  Current:	1.50 Amps @ 12 Volts

	(at least in my unit as tested with a bench power supply)
	(and HP current meter)

By the way, I've was able to avoid the $25 activation fee.  I'd been
looking for a cellular phone for awhile and several of the companies
I'd left cards at had called me to see if I had bought a phone or
needed cellular service.  Just about all of them were willing to waive
the $25 connect fee.  Also, just about all the custom calling features
are free.

The company I liked the best is called 'Communication Specialists' and
they are located in the Jet Center at the San Jose Airport. You can
reach them at 408 294 8656.  (Please try to be discreet about the $25
being waived).

I'm not affiliated when 'Communication Specialists' except that I am
a customer.


<>  Brian Litzinger @ APT Technology Inc., San Jose, CA
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<>  Disclaimer: Above are my opinions and probably wrong.