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- From: mgillman@halcyon.com (Michael Gillman)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Buyers of US Robotics products outside of US BEWARE!
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 03:33:54 GMT
- Organization: Seattle Smokers: Pipe Division
- Message-ID: <312be31e.20002256@news.halcyon.com>
- References: <01BAFF7D.A889ADA0@max81ppp24.pacific.net.sg> <4gc2di$cpt@shellx.best.com> <4gek49$i12@lantana.singnet.com.sg>
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- lokehc@singnet.com.sg (Kid Eternity) wrote:
-
- >: >I've written the following e-mail to support@usr.com for technical advice and
- >: > the
- >: >reply I received was (and I quote) ' We don't support domestic modems taken
- >: >out of the country'. I was greatly disappointed with such an irresponsible
- >: >statement and I sent another e-mail to them. I was promptly replied with the
- >: >same remark : 'We don't support domestic modems taken out of the country'.
- >: your going to find that with other modem manufactueres as well..
- >: its basiclally illegal to use most modems in other countries
- >: that are not approved by that countries phone service. if usr
- >: supports you they can risk losing thier certification in
- >: that country.
- >The point is, USR modems are type approved in Singapore. There're no
- >specific made-for-Singapore USR modems here. The authorised distributor
- >here is also selling the same domestic modems you find in USA/Canada but
- >with an original 220V USR powersupply.
- >
- >Since the USR modems are already type approved here, why no support?
-
-
- Because it is a gray market modem. It was not bought in Singapore
- through the authorized USR distributor. Warranty service is provided
- by the distributor by contract with USR. But since the modem was not
- purchased through the distributor, there is no warranty. You broke
- the chain and gave up your right to support by doing so. Now if you
- move to the USA and use the modem here you will get support.
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- |So stop bloody whinging... all you bloody read these days |
- |is whinge, whinge, whinge... I remember the days when... nah sod that, |
- |they were all bloody whingers back then too... |
- | Lee Walton in Alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent |
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