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FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.    Name and address of Reporting Person*

Bass                 Charlie
_________________________________     (Last)        (First)            (Middle)

37400 Central Court
_________________________________
     (Street)

Newark           CA           94560
________________________________
     (City)        (State)       (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Socket Communications, Inc. SCKT

6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
             X     Form filed by One Reporting Person
                   Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year

August 2002

5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr.3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
		Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/27/2002	P		4,600	A	0.81	1,413,216	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3.Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End 0f Month
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security.
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff.(a)

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/s/ Charlie Bass
**Signature of Reporting Person

12/2/2002_
Date