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  1. Path: home.melbpc.org.au!ash
  2. From: ash@home.melbpc.org.au (Ash Nallawalla)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
  4. Subject: Re: Buyers of US Robotics products outside of US BEWARE!
  5. Message-ID: <z0VOxAYNBh108h@home.melbpc.org.au>
  6. Date: Sun, 3 Mar 96 19:49:55 +1100
  7. References: <4h6csv$188@nntp1.best.com> <31367057.5A2C@cpccux0.cityu.edu.hk> <4gfkca$jpk@raffles.technet.sg> <01BAFF7D.A889ADA0@max81ppp24.pacific.net.sg> <4h791j$2c@cisun2000.unil.ch>
  8. Reply-To: ash@melbpc.org.au
  9. Organization: Melbourne PC User Group, Australia
  10.  
  11. In <4h791j$2c@cisun2000.unil.ch> akasser@cisun2000.unil.ch (Augustin KASSER) writes:
  12.  
  13. >What if you buy in the States exactly the same model that is approved in your
  14. >country?
  15.  
  16. "Exactly" is not easy to determine -- Having the same model number is
  17. not enough because the "same" modem sold in your country might have 
  18. different firmware or components.  Often the serial number or other sticker
  19. would alert you to this.
  20.  
  21.  
  22. -- 
  23.           Managing Editor, PC Update; Vice-President, Melb PC
  24.          Director, Association of Personal Computer User Groups
  25.                        mailto:ash@melbpc.org.au
  26.