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  1. Path: kihara.llnl.gov!user
  2. From: Kihara1@llnl.gov (Ronald Kihara)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
  4. Subject: Re: PPI V.34 upgrade problems
  5. Date: 30 Jan 1996 18:44:46 GMT
  6. Organization: LLNL
  7. Message-ID: <Kihara1-3001961049060001@kihara.llnl.gov>
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  11.  
  12. In article <4eap2t$bsa@blackice.winternet.com>, tcs@winternet.com (Greg
  13. Iverson) wrote:
  14.  
  15. > I recently sent in my "very mint" condition PC288LCD to be upgraded to V.34...
  16. > Well, I got back a "VERY" beat-up modem with a sticker placed over what
  17. used to 
  18. > say "V.FC"...I know of several other people who received brand new
  19. modems that 
  20. > were stamped with V.34...Anyone know why some got old upgraded ones and
  21. others 
  22. > new ones? We all paid the 50 bucks...
  23.  
  24. I got a new one, but that was before they merged PPI with Hayes.  With
  25. Hayes being in Chapt. 11, they're probably cutting corners.  In the old
  26. days, they modified "your" modem unless you asked for a cross-ship.
  27.