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- Path: nntp.teleport.com!usenet
- From: curt@teleport.com (Curt...)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR 33.6 upgrade. How?
- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 08:58:42 GMT
- Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016
- Message-ID: <31035138.9703558@news.teleport.com>
- References: <svmDLG0ty.x6@netcom.com>
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-
- svm@netcom.com (Steven Murakami) wrote:
-
- >
- > Has anyone ordered the USR Sportster 33.6 EPROM upgrade
- > through USR? If you have, how? I've called both
- > 1-800-dial-usr and 1-708-982-5151 and neither number
- > leads to someplace where you can order the upgrade.
- >
- > Hmm. You'd think USR would want to make upgrading easy.
- > Maybe they want me to buy a new modem...
- >
- > Steve
- >
-
- Per USR WWW page, the 708-982-5151 number should lead
- to an upgrade location:
-
- ==========================================================
- http://www.usr.com/iod/999.html
- Sportster V.34 Upgrade Program:
- ______________________________
-
-
- If you own a Sportster V.FC modem, you can upgrade to V.34!
- Order the V.34 Upgrade Kit, which includes a user-installable e-prom
- chip, or send your modem in and we can install it for you. To place
- your order, call the number below. We do not take orders thru the
- internet. Be sure to have your modem's serial number when you call.
-
- Call: (708) 982-5151
-
-
- Pricing:
- V.34 upgrade Kit: $29.00
- Installation of Upgrade Kit (optional) $20.00
- Ground Shipping $ 0.00
- 2nd Day Shipping (each 1 to 5 kits) $ 5.00
- Next Day Shipping (each 1 to 5 kits) $10.00
- International Shipping $50.00
-
-
- V.FC Compatibility Update
-
- After extensive testing, we have found incompatibility under certain
- circumstances in a small percentage of V.FC modems from different
- manufacturers. The source of the incompatibility lies in the retraining
- sequences of the V.FC protocol. We've produced a fix. For owners
- of Sportsters, the update is available in the form of a user-installable
- e-prom chip. Call the above number for details.
-
-
- US Robotics On-Line Support
- ===========================================================
-
-
- Good luck,
- Curt...
-
-