Re: FW: vCARD v.2.1 definition extension request from MOPA

[Chris Josephes <cpj1@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Frank Dawson wrote:

> Paul:
> 
> Why is a PCS property appropriate for a telephone number in the vCard? Will
> the user require a different device to call a PCS telephone number (ie,
> need a telex device to call a telex number)? I didn't think so. This is one
> reason that I might want to add a specific property parameter for PCS.
> Isn't it just a cellular technology? Do we need to differentiate all the
> other types of cellular technologies? We went through this once before with
> a request from Nokia for annotating all the world wide cellular standards.
> This makes no sense. I don't include this info on my business card in front
> of my cellular number.

If any PCS person heard the terms "PCS" and "cellular" in the same
sentence they'd never let you hear the end of the number of differences
between the two technologies.

There shouldn't be any difference whatsoever when you call someone on a
PCS phone or a cellular phone, but maybe it is different for computers.

Maybe special PCS dialing software will become available in the near
future (this is a big maybe) to take advantages of the PCS technology.  If
that's the case then maybe the PCS parameter should be added now to
prepare for the day PCS becomes more popular, and more distinguishable
than regular cellular telephone technology.

So maybe we should hear some more arguements about why PCS should have a
different label?

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