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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

                                 METRICOM, INC.

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report included in this Form 10-K/A, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements on Form S-8, File Nos. 33-47688, 33-63076, 33-63088,
33-81740, 33-91746, 33-95070, 333-09001, 333-09005, 333-18319,333-32211 and
333-62557 and on Form S-3, File Nos. 33-78286 and 333-15169.



/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Jose, California

November 17, 1999