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- From: bmwright@xmission.com (Just Me)
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- Subject: Re: USR Sportster and Courier
- Date: 27 Feb 1996 08:29:43 GMT
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- Bill Garfield (bubba@insync.net) wrote:
- :
- : NOTE: The following list represents comparisons between *latest
- : production* Sportsters and Couriers (and their respective firmware
- : microcode) as of the date of this list. Prior lists are obsolete.
- :
- : COURIER features not available in the 28.8 (33.6) SPORTSTER:
- :
- : 13 A genuine, printed & bound technical reference/owner's manual
-
- Yes, but too bad that some of the features documented in the
- manual no longer work because they were disabled with recent firmware
- upgrades.
-
- : 18. Ability to decode touchtone dialing digits (the %T command)
-
- This is plain broke with the last 2 firmware releases.
-
- : 21. Toll-free technical support (US Domestic, at 1-800-550-7800)
-
- So they can reassure you that the %T which is really broke really
- isn't broke and it's just a figment of your imagination. The guy I spoke
- with claimed it worked. huh uh huh... sure.
-
- : 23. FLASH ROM FOR NEW FIRMWARE UPDATES INCLUDING DSP CODE!
-
- This is great, but if you live in the US have a fun time getting
- it. Rather than simplify things and leave it up for ftp with a
- disclaimer that it's not to be used out of the US they pull it and
- require us to call for the upgrade. Bogus, flash ROM was meant to
- elimnate the hassle of upgrading, not make it a bigger pain in the ass.
-
-
- I really do like my Couriers, but some of the stuff they have
- done lately doesn't make a lot of sense.
-
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