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- From: Ermax@ixc.net (Ermax)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: USR Sportster 33.6
- Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1996 04:13:54 GMT
- Organization: Southeast Network Services, Inc.
- Message-ID: <313a6dbb.24542081@news.jaxnet.com>
- References: <313180E8.7883@sfu.ca> <4h4mjn$iud@uuneo.neosoft.com> <4hbduo$1iu@barad-dur.nas.com>
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- On Sun, 03 Mar 1996 06:24:13 GMT, alf@nas.com (Donald Alford) wrote:
-
- >dsterner@neosoft.com (Don Sterner) wrote:
- >
- >>In article <313180E8.7883@sfu.ca>, chenl@sfu.ca says...
- >>>
- >>>I have a 28.8 currently
- >>>
- >>>How, how much, and where can I get the chip?
- >>>Does it work
- >>>
- >>>any background would be helpful
- >>>
- >
- >>USR will be happy to sell you a new Sportster V34+ ROM for $24.95 plus $5.00
- >>shipping and handling. Of course, they don't commit that they'll actually ship
- >>the thing to you any time in the next few years. You can jump on the waiting
- >>list by calling the Tech Support number listed in your modem documentation. Be
- >>prepared to listen to USR advertisements for 20-30 minutes (it's a
- >>long-distance call) while you're on hold.
- >
- >>My order was entered last November. I'm still waiting. The Press Announcement
- >>stated that the chips would ship in mid-December.
- >
- >I have been waiting over a month. Why does USR fuck with its customers
- >like this??
- >
- >
-
-
- The chip upgrade was anounced on a Friday in Nov., and I ordered the
- chip the monday affter, and I am still waiting for my chip.
-
- Ermax
-