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- From: akasser@cisun2000.unil.ch (Augustin KASSER)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Buyers of US Robotics products outside of US BEWARE!
- Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:36:03 +0100
- Organization: University of Lausanne CH (Switzerland)
- Message-ID: <4h791j$2c@cisun2000.unil.ch>
- References: <01BAFF7D.A889ADA0@max81ppp24.pacific.net.sg> <4gfkca$jpk@raffles.technet.sg> <31367057.5A2C@cpccux0.cityu.edu.hk> <4h6csv$188@nntp1.best.com>
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- Matt Fox (Rigor@clever.net) wrote:
- : In article <31367057.5A2C@cpccux0.cityu.edu.hk>,
- : 95079461@cpccux0.cityu.edu.hk says...
- : >
- : >Dear ALL, (USR)
- : >
- : >I would like to know that if the USR modem is bought in HongKong with
- : >5yr warranty, do u mean that said warranty is just a "trick"?
- : >
- : >What's mean by "we don't support domestic modem taken out of country"?
- : >
- : >May be I have to go to the Consumer Council of Hong Kong to publicize
- : >such an irresponsible statement out.... So that EVERY PPL in Hong Kong
- : >should beware of buying any series of USR modem!
- : >
- : >
- :
- : WRONG ANSWER.
- :
- : people should be warned when talking us modems out of the us for other
- : countries! every other modem company will give you the same answer. its
- : illegal to use non approved modems in other countries. its a crime..
- : and the punishment if you get caught varies to where you are.. and
- : if any modem company helped you, they could loose thier permission
- : to sell modems in that country.
- :
-
- What if you buy in the States exactly the same model that is approved in your
- country?
-
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