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  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2001<br>
  &#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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      <p align="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5"><b>SECURITIES AND
        EXCHANGE COMMISSION </b></font>
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      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Washington, DC
        20549 </font></b>
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      <div align="center">____________________</div>
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      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">FORM S-8 </font></b>
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      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">REGISTRATION
        STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </font></b>
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      <div align="center">____________________ </div>
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      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS,
        INC. </font></b>
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    <td valign="TOP" colspan=3>
      <p align="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Exact name of Registrant
        as specified in its charter) </font>
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    <td valign="TOP" colspan=3 height="13">
      <p align="CENTER">____________________<u><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
        </font></u>
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      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">DELAWARE </font></b>
    </td>
    <td width="33%" valign="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="TOP">
      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">94-3155066 </font></b>
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      <p align="CENTER"> </p>
      <p align="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><b>(</b>State of
        incorporation) </font>
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    <td width="33%" valign="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="TOP">
      <p align="CENTER"> </p>
      <p align="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(I.R.S. Employer
        Identification No.) </font>
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    <td width="33%" valign="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="TOP">
      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">37400 Central
        Court<br>
        Newark, CA 94560</font></b></p>
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    <td width="34%" valign="TOP">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td valign="TOP" colspan=3>
      <p align="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Address of principal
        executive offices) </font>
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    <td colspan=3 height=14>
      <div align="center">____________________</div>
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    <td colspan=3 height="26">
      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">AMENDED AND RESTATED
        1995 STOCK PLAN</font></b></p>
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    <td valign="TOP" colspan=3>
      <p align="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Full title of the
        Plan) </font>
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    <td valign="TOP" colspan=3 height=19> <u><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
      </font></u>
      <p align="CENTER">____________________
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    <td width="33%" valign="TOP" height="97">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom" height="97">
      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1">DAVID W. DUNLAP<br>
        CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER<br>
        SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.<br>
        37400 Central Court<br>
        Newark, CA 94560<br>
        (510) 744-2700 </font></b></p>
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    <td width="34%" valign="TOP" height="97">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td valign="TOP" colspan=3>
      <p align="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1">(Name, address,
        and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </font>
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    <td colspan="3" valign="TOP" height=19>
      <p align="center">____________________</p>
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    <td width="33%" valign="TOP" height="26">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom" height="26">
      <p align="CENTER"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Copies to: </font></i>
    </td>
    <td width="34%" valign="TOP" height="26">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td width="33%" valign="TOP" height="73">
      <p align="CENTER"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1">Herbert P. Fockler,
        Esq.<br>
        Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati<br>
        Professional Corporation<br>
        650 Page Mill Road<br>
        Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050<br>
        (650) 493-9300 </font></b></p>
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    <td width="34%" valign="TOP" height="73">&nbsp;</td>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>Approximate
  date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:</b> </font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">As soon
  as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.</font>
</p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">____________________</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;If
  any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed
  or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
  check the following box: </font><font size="1"><font face="Wingdings">&#168;</font></font>
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    <td valign="bottom" colspan="5">
      <p align="CENTER"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">CALCULATION
        OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b>
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    <td width=197 valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Title
        of Each Class of Securities to be Registered</b> </font>
    </td>
    <td valign="BOTTOM" width="109">
      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Amount
        to be<br>
        Registered</b> </font>
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    <td valign="BOTTOM" width="141">
      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Proposed
        Maximum<br>
        Offering Price<br>
        Per Share</b> </font>
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    <td width=151 valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Proposed
        Maximum<br>
        Aggregate Offering<br>
        Price</b> </font>
    </td>
    <td width=110 valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="1"><b>Amount
        of<br>
        Registration Fee</b> </font>
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      <p align="left"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended
        and Restated 1995 Stock Plan Common Stock, $0.001 par value&#9;</font>
    </td>
    <td valign="BOTTOM" width="109">
      <p align="center"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">900,000
        shares</font>
    </td>
    <td valign="BOTTOM" width="141">
      <p align="center"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">$2.21<sup>(1)</sup></font>
    </td>
    <td width=151 valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="center"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">$1,989,000<sup>(1)</sup></font>
    </td>
    <td width=110 valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="center"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">$497.25</font>
    </td>
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<p align="left"><font size="1">(<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">1)&#9;Estimated
  in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933
  solely for the purpose of calculating registration fee. In accordance with Rules
  457(c) and 457(h), the computation is based on the average of the high and low
  sale prices for the Common Stock of Socket Communications, Inc. reported by
  the Nasdaq National Market on July 25, 2001.</font></font>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS,
  INC.<br>
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</font></P>
</font>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">PART II</font></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></P>
<B> </B>
<P align="left"><b><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">The following
  documents and information previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission by Socket Communications, Inc. (the &quot;Registrant&quot;) are hereby
  incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">(a)&#9;The
  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December
  31, 2000 filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;).</font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">(b)&#9;The
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001,
  filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.</font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">(c)&#9;The
  description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement
  on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act on April
  11, 1995 and amended on June 15, 1995.</font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">All documents
  filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
  Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement, and prior
  to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
  offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
  shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
  and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</font></P>
<P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="3">Item
  4. Description of Securities.</font></b></font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Not applicable.</font></P>
<P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="3">Item
  5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Not applicable.</font></P>
<P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="3">Item
  6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Section 145
  of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &quot;Delaware Law&quot;) authorizes
  a court to award, or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant, indemnity
  to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification
  under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
  incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &quot;Securities
  Act&quot;). Article&nbsp;VII of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation
  and Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant's Bylaws provide for indemnification of
  the Registrant's directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum
  extent permitted by Delaware Law. In addition, the Registrant has entered into
  Indemnification Agreements with its officers and directors and certain stockholders.</font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Delaware Law
  provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary
  damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability
  (i)&nbsp;for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
  (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
  misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for unlawful payments of
  dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174
  of the Delaware Law, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director
  derived an improper personal benefit.</font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">The Registrant
  also maintains insurance for the benefit of its directors and executive officers
  insuring such persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
  the securities laws.</font></P>
<P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="3">Item
  7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></b></font></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Not applicable.</font></P>
<P align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="3">Item
  8. Exhibits.</font></b></font></P>
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        Number </font> </b> </font>
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      <dir>
        <p align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Description
          </font> </b> </font>
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    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" height="38">
      <p align="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.1
        </font>
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    <td width="85%" valign="BOTTOM" height="38">
      <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended
        and Restated 1995 Stock Plan.</font>
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    <td width="15%" valign="top">
      <p align="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.1
        </font>
    </td>
    <td width="85%" valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Opinion
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C. as to legality of securities
        being registered. </font>
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    <td width="15%" valign="top">
      <p align="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1
        </font>
    </td>
    <td width="85%" valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
        </font>
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    <td width="15%" valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2
        </font>
    </td>
    <td width="85%" valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent
        of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Accountants. </font>
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  </tr>
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    <td width="15%" valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.1
        </font>
    </td>
    <td width="85%" valign="BOTTOM">
      <p align="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power
        of Attorney. </font>
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<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>Item 9.
  Undertakings.</b></font></p>
<div align="left"><B><FONT SIZE=3></font></B>
  <OL TYPE="a">
    <OL TYPE="a">
    </OL>
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  <OL TYPE="a">
    <P ALIGN="left">
    <LI>
      <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">The
        undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</font></div>
      <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"></font></LI>
    <p></P>
    <OL>
      <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
      <LI>
        <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">To
          file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
          amendment to this registration statement:</font></div>
      </LI>
      <p align="left"></P>
      <div align="left">
        <OL TYPE="i">
        </OL>
      </div>
      <OL TYPE="i">
        <P ALIGN="left">
        <LI>
          <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">To
            include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
            Act of 1933;</font></div>
        </LI>
        <p></P>
        <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">
        <LI>
          <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">To
            reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
            date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
            amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
            a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
            statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
            in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
            offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
            from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
            be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
            to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
            represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
            offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
            table in the effective registration statement;</font></div>
        </LI>
        <p align="left"></P>
        <P ALIGN="left">
        <LI>
          <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">To
            include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
            not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
            change to such information in the registration statement.</font></div>
        </LI>
        <p align="left"></P>
      </OL>
      <P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><I>Provided,
        however</i>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
        the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
        by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
        pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
        of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.</font></P>
      <P ALIGN="left">
      <LI>
        <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">That,
          for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
          of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
          and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
          be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></div>
      </LI>
      <p align="left"></P>
      <P ALIGN="left">
      <LI>
        <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">To
          remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
          of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
          of the offering.</font></div>
      </LI>
      <p align="left"></P>
    </OL>
    <P ALIGN="left">
    <LI>
      <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">The
        undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
        any liability under the Securities Act, each filling of the Registrant's
        annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of
        the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
        plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act)
        that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
        be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
        offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
        be deemed to be an initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></div>
    </LI>
    <p align="left"></P>
    <P ALIGN="left">
    <LI>
      <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Insofar
        as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
        be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
        pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation
        of the Registrant, the Bylaws of the Registrant, Indemnification Agreements
        entered into between the Registrant and its officers and directors, or
        otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
        Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
        policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
        In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
        (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
        by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
        successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
        director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
        being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
        the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
        of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
        by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
        will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></div>
    </LI>
    <p align="center">&nbsp;</P>
  </OL>
</OL>
<P ALIGN="center"><b><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">SIGNATURES</font></b></P>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Pursuant to
  the requirements of Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
  that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
  this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
  duly authorized, in the City of Newark, State of California, on this 23rd day
  of July, 2001.</font></P>

        <DIR>
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              <DIR>
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                  <DIR>
                    <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">SOCKET
                      COMMUNICATIONS, INC.<br>
                      <br>
                      </font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">By:
                      <U> /s/ Kevin J. Mills&nbsp;<br>
                      </u></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">
                      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kevin J. Mills<br>
                      </font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President
                      and Chief Executive Officer </font><B> </B><B> </B></P>
                  </DIR>
                </DIR>
              </DIR>
            </DIR>
          </DIR>
        </DIR>

<B>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">POWER OF
  ATTORNEY</font></P>
</B>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">KNOW ALL PERSONS
  BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
  and appoints, jointly and severally, Kevin J. Mills and David Dunlap as his
  attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all
  capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
  connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
  and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or
  substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by
  the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and
  on the dates indicated.</font></P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=700 align="center">
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <B><FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Signature </font>
      </font></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <B><FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Title </font>
      </font></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <B><FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date </font>
      </font></B></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Kevin&nbsp;J.
        Mills&#9;<BR>
        </u>Kevin&nbsp;J. Mills</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">President and Chief Executive
        Officer (Principal Executive Officer) </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Charlie Bass&#9;<BR>
        </u>Charlie Bass</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chairman of the Board </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ David&nbsp;W.
        Dunlap&#9;<BR>
        </u>David&nbsp;W. Dunlap</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Vice President of Finance
        and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
        </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Micheal&nbsp;L.
        Gifford&#9;<BR>
        </u>Micheal&nbsp;L. Gifford</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President and
        Director </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM" HEIGHT=46>
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Enzo Torresi&#9;<BR>
        </u>Enzo Torresi</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom" HEIGHT=46> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom" HEIGHT=46> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Gianluca Rattazzi&#9;<BR>
        </u>Gianluca Rattazzi</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Burnett&nbsp;W.
        Donoho&#9;<BR>
        </u>Burnett&nbsp;W. Donoho</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="28%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Leon Malmed&#9;<BR>
        </u>Leon Malmed</font>
    </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director </font>
      </FONT></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="bottom"> <FONT SIZE=3>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">July&nbsp;23,
        2001 </font>
      </FONT></TD>
  </TR>
</TABLE>
<B><FONT SIZE=3>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION</font></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Washington, D.C.
  20549</font></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">EXHIBITS</font></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Registration Statement
  on Form S-8</font></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS,
  INC.</font></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</font></P>
</font></B>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=700 align="center">
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <B><FONT SIZE=2>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit
        Number </font>
      </font></B></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <DIR> <B><FONT SIZE=2>
        <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Description
          </font>
        </font></b></DIR>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="BOTTOM" height="38"> <FONT SIZE=2>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.1
        </font>
      </font> </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="BOTTOM" height="38">
      <P ALIGN="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended
        and Restated 1995 Stock Plan.</font>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT SIZE=2>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.1
        </font>
      </font> </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P ALIGN="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Opinion
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C. as to legality of securities
        being registered. </font>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT SIZE=2>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1
        </font>
      </font> </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P ALIGN="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
        </font>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <FONT SIZE=2>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2
        </font>
      </font> </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P ALIGN="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent
        of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Auditors. </font>
    </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <FONT SIZE=2>
      <P ALIGN="CENTER"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.1
        </font>
      </font> </TD>
    <TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
      <P ALIGN="left"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power
        of Attorney (see page II-4). </font>
    </TD>
  </TR>
</TABLE>
<U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit 5.1</font></P>
</font></U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Wilson Sonsini
  Goodrich &amp; Rosati <br>
  650 Page Mill Road <br>
  Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050</font></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">July&nbsp;23,
  2001</font></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
</FONT>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Socket Communications,
  Inc.<BR>
  37400 Central Court<BR>
  Newark, CA 94560</font></P>
<DIR>
  <DIR>
    <DIR>
      <DIR> <B>
        <P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Re:&#9;Registration
          Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8</font></P>
        </B><FONT SIZE=3> </font>
        <P></P>
      </DIR>
    </DIR>
  </DIR>
</DIR>
<P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></P>
<P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">We have examined the Registration
  Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on or about July 27, 2001 (the &quot;Registration Statement&quot;) in connection
  with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 900,000
  shares of your Common Stock (the &quot;Shares&quot;) reserved for issuance under
  the Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;). As your legal
  counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the proceedings
  proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance of the
  Shares under the Plan.</font></P>
<P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">It is our opinion that,
  when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Plan and pursuant to the
  agreements which accompany any grant under the Plan, the Shares will be legally
  and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.</font></P>
<P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">We consent to the use of
  this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent
  to the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement and
  any amendment thereto.</font></P>
<DIR>
  <DIR>
    <DIR>
      <DIR>
        <DIR>
          <DIR>
            <P></P>
            <p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Very truly
              yours,</font></p>
            <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">WILSON SONSINI
              GOODRICH &amp; ROSATI<br>
              Professional Corporation </font> </p>
            <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">/s/ Wilson
              Sonsini Goodrich&nbsp;&amp; Rosati</font></p>
            <p>&nbsp;</p>
            <p>&nbsp;</p>
          </DIR>
        </DIR>
      </DIR>
    </DIR>
  </DIR>
</DIR>
<U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Exhibit 23.2</font></P>
</font></U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">CONSENT
  OF ERNST &amp; YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS</font></P>
</FONT>
<P ALIGN="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">We consent
  to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form&nbsp;S-8)
  pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Plan of Socket Communications,
  Inc. of our report dated February&nbsp;16, 2001, with respect to the financial
  statements of Socket Communications, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
  10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission.</font></P>
<P ALIGN="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="center"><font size=3><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">/s/
  ERNST &amp; YOUNG LLP</font></font></P>
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">San Jose,
  California&#9;&#9; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></P>
<P><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">July 23, 2001</font></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND
        EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC
        20549
____________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
        STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
____________________
SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS,
        INC.
(Exact name of Registrant
        as specified in its charter)
____________________
DELAWARE
94-3155066
(
State of
        incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
        Identification No.)
37400 Central
        Court
Newark, CA 94560
(Address of principal
        executive offices)
____________________
AMENDED AND RESTATED
        1995 STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the
        Plan)
____________________
DAVID W. DUNLAP
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
37400 Central Court
Newark, CA 94560
(510) 744-2700
(Name, address,
        and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
____________________
Copies to:
Herbert P. Fockler,
        Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
Approximate
  date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon
  as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
____________________
If
  any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed
  or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
  check the following box:
¨
CALCULATION
        OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
        of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
Amount
        to be
Registered
Proposed
        Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
        Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount
        of
Registration Fee
Amended
        and Restated 1995 Stock Plan Common Stock, $0.001 par value
900,000
        shares
$2.21
(1)
$1,989,000
(1)
$497.25
(
1)	Estimated
  in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933
  solely for the purpose of calculating registration fee. In accordance with Rules
  457(c) and 457(h), the computation is based on the average of the high and low
  sale prices for the Common Stock of Socket Communications, Inc. reported by
  the Nasdaq National Market on July 25, 2001.
SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS,
  INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART II
INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following
  documents and information previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission by Socket Communications, Inc. (the "Registrant") are hereby
  incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)	The
  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December
  31, 2000 filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
(b)	The
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001,
  filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(c)	The
  description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement
  on Form 8-A filed pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act on April
  11, 1995 and amended on June 15, 1995.
All documents
  filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
  Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement, and prior
  to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
  offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
  shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
  and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item
  4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item
  5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item
  6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145
  of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "Delaware Law") authorizes
  a court to award, or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant, indemnity
  to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification
  under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
  incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
  Act"). Article VII of the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation
  and Article VI of the Registrant's Bylaws provide for indemnification of
  the Registrant's directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum
  extent permitted by Delaware Law. In addition, the Registrant has entered into
  Indemnification Agreements with its officers and directors and certain stockholders.
Delaware Law
  provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary
  damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability
  (i) for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders,
  (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
  misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of
  dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174
  of the Delaware Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
  derived an improper personal benefit.
The Registrant
  also maintains insurance for the benefit of its directors and executive officers
  insuring such persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
  the securities laws.
Item
  7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item
  8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
        Number
Description
4.1
Amended
        and Restated 1995 Stock Plan.
5.1
Opinion
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. as to legality of securities
        being registered.
23.1
Consent
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent
        of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Accountants.
24.1
Power
        of Attorney.
Item 9.
  Undertakings.
The
        undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
To
          file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
          amendment to this registration statement:
To
            include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
            Act of 1933;
To
            reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
            date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
            amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
            a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
            statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
            in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
            offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
            from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
            be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
            to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
            represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
            offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
            table in the effective registration statement;
To
            include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
            not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
            change to such information in the registration statement.
Provided,
        however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
        the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
        by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
        pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
        of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
That,
          for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
          of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
          new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
          and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
          be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
To
          remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
          of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
          of the offering.
The
        undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
        any liability under the Securities Act, each filling of the Registrant's
        annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
        the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
        plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
        that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
        be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
        offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
        be deemed to be an initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar
        as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
        be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
        pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation
        of the Registrant, the Bylaws of the Registrant, Indemnification Agreements
        entered into between the Registrant and its officers and directors, or
        otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
        Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
        policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
        In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
        (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
        by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
        successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
        director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
        being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
        the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
        of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
        by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
        will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
  the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
  that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
  this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
  duly authorized, in the City of Newark, State of California, on this 23rd day
  of July, 2001.
SOCKET
                      COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By:
/s/ Kevin J. Mills
Kevin J. Mills
President
                      and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF
  ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS
  BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
  and appoints, jointly and severally, Kevin J. Mills and David Dunlap as his
  attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all
  capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
  connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying
  and confirming all that each of said attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or
  substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by
  the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and
  on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Kevin J.
        Mills
Kevin J. Mills
President and Chief Executive
        Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
July 23,
        2001
/s/ Charlie Bass
Charlie Bass
Chairman of the Board
July 23,
        2001
/s/ David W.
        Dunlap
David W. Dunlap
Vice President of Finance
        and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
July 23,
        2001
/s/ Micheal L.
        Gifford
Micheal L. Gifford
Executive Vice President and
        Director
July 23,
        2001
/s/ Enzo Torresi
Enzo Torresi
Director
July 23,
        2001
/s/ Gianluca Rattazzi
Gianluca Rattazzi
Director
July 23,
        2001
/s/ Burnett W.
        Donoho
Burnett W. Donoho
Director
July 23,
        2001
/s/ Leon Malmed
Leon Malmed
Director
July 23,
        2001
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
  20549
EXHIBITS
Registration Statement
  on Form S-8
SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS,
  INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
        Number
Description
4.1
Amended
        and Restated 1995 Stock Plan.
5.1
Opinion
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. as to legality of securities
        being registered.
23.1
Consent
        of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent
        of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.1
Power
        of Attorney (see page II-4).
Exhibit 5.1
Wilson Sonsini
  Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
July 23,
  2001
Socket Communications,
  Inc.
37400 Central Court
Newark, CA 94560
Re:	Registration
          Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have examined the Registration
  Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  on or about July 27, 2001 (the "Registration Statement") in connection
  with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 900,000
  shares of your Common Stock (the "Shares") reserved for issuance under
  the Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Plan (the "Plan"). As your legal
  counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are familiar with the proceedings
  proposed to be taken by you in connection with the sale and issuance of the
  Shares under the Plan.
It is our opinion that,
  when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Plan and pursuant to the
  agreements which accompany any grant under the Plan, the Shares will be legally
  and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the use of
  this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent
  to the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement and
  any amendment thereto.
Very truly
              yours,
WILSON SONSINI
              GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ Wilson
              Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT
  OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent
  to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8)
  pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Plan of Socket Communications,
  Inc. of our report dated February 16, 2001, with respect to the financial
  statements of Socket Communications, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
  10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission.
/s/
  ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose,
  California
July 23, 2001