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- From: Bill Fagan <wrfagan@smartlink.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR 33.6 upgrade chip...problems with getting it
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 00:13:39 -0800
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- Ryan C. McCammon wrote:
- >
- > I'm new to this group and am angry because I called USR
- > on 2/12 to place an order for the 33.6 upgrade chip for my
- > Sportster v.34 modem. I was told at that time that the "order"
- > would go out at 11 am that day. Since then, I have not
- > gotten the chip. I placed 2 calls to USR on 2/15 and
- > 2/21 and both times I called the reps keep telling me a
- > different story in terms of when the chips will be released.
- > What I want to know is what the hell is going on there?
- > Why would one rep tell me that the order would "go out"
- > at 11 am on 2/12 and the two other reps tell me that because
- > of so many orders there is a backlog of 2 weeks? When I
- > called today...the "estimate shipping time" would be at least
- > another 2 weeks. Has anyone else had this problem before?
- > As I understand it, the chip was released last November...so
- > what's the deal now?
- >
- > Ryan
-
-
- Don't feel bad. I placed my order in November, just after the press
- release. Two weeks ago, I got a call from USR saying they would be
- sending the upgrade out via UPS. I was pleasantly surprised when he
- said it would be free. They set a purchase date that my 18 month old
- modem must have met to qualify for a free 33.6 upgrade. Unfortunately I
- am still looking for a brown truck with a little bubble pak.
- Many posters to this newsgroup haven't been all that impressed with the
- upgrade. I take that with a grain of salt as it is the displeased
- person that is most likely to make noise. My Sportster gets 28.8 95% of
- the time and 24.6 the rest. I'm not complaining. My ISP uses Courier
- V.everythings so I am looking forward to the possibilty of 33.6
- connections. I have seen very few posts that mention this happening.
- Good Luck
-