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Subject:	Re: Cell phone antenna enhancers...NTC
From:	Graham Collins <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Fri, 31 May 2002 08:36:59 -0400
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Hey Doug
I have to disagree with you somewhat. Tools made today are wider in range than what was available 25 years ago, and the cheaper ones are indeed smaller and lighter, and won't be lasting 25 years. But the good ones are a lot better than what was available 25 years ago. Motors are smaller for the same amount of power, and there is a proper use for plastic in power tools. In fact - I've got a Makita jig saw that turns 25 this year and is almost entirely cased in plastic. And that sucker gets some serious abuse, having been dropped many times, and used very hard. An industry where you get what you pay for.

Cell phones on the other hand are a much different beast - more of a fashion statement / cool gizmo than a tool. When was the last time you saw an ad for a new cordless drill that comes with different color cover plates to match your coveralls??? When was the last time you bought some lumber and had them throw in a circular saw "free"???

But don't get me started on SUVs.

Have a good weekend!

regards

Graham Collins
Process Engineer,
Northrop Grumman
Atlantic Facility of Litton Systems Canada
(902) 873-2000 ext 6215

>>> [log in to unmask] 05/30/02 05:23PM >>>
Good afternoon all,

I have been watching this thread with some amusement. I have an alternate
theory on why these scams work, other than human gullibility. How many of
us have seen performance sacrifices in the name of cost engineering, or to
make a product X% lighter, Y% smaller, etc? Look at some of the power
tools of the 60s (big honkin' hunks of metal) and those of today
(plastics). Tools are cheaper today (relatively speaking) and lighter, but
they won't last 25 years like before. In terms of the cell phone antennas,
you could make antennas that would pick up conversations on other
continents, but you wouldn't want to carry it around and probably would not
want to pay for it. The price for that ever so chic small cell phone is
diminished reception. Unless you are an RF engineer, you don't have the
technical background to make the call, but we all know that companies don't
build em the way they used to. In addition, look at the secondary products
markets that offer you items that the OEMs did not include in the base
package to make it cheap enough to get on your radar? The secondary
products industry is booming for this reason. I would bet we could all
look at our products and see some similar shortcuts made in the name of
cost engineering.

Well, except for Rockwell Collins of course..............

Doug Pauls
Rockwell Collins

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