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- From: jturner@iquest.net (James Turner)
- Subject: Re: What you should know about the U. S. Robotics 28,800 Data/Fax
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- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 02:08:41 GMT
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- I agree whole completly! I feel that they use these practices because
- they know most people will mess around with it for more than thirty
- days (after which you cannot take the modem back to the retailer).
-
- Even if you wanted to pursue the matter with USR you would not be able
- to contact anyone.
-
- thanks,
- Jim
-
- P.S. What chip set is it? I cannot get this information anywhere.
-
- Haines@Atomiccafe.com (Harry W. Haines, III) wrote:
-
- >What you should know about the U. S. Robotics 28,800 Data/Fax
- >Modem Internal Version labeled plug and play and now with 33.6
- >Kbps data.
-
- >1.) U. S. Robotics, herein known as USR, knowing and willingly
- >shipped this modem labeled as plug and play for Windows 95,
- >without the software tag to update the windows driver database
- >so Windows 95 would do the correct installation without any
- >user intervention.
-
- >2.) There is still no reference in the mdmusrsp.inf file to
- >(1.0USR0011\\Modem\TIA578,TIA592\Sportster 33.6 FAX INT)FF
- >or UNIMODEM7A1BB094, which my particular Sportster identifies
- >itself to Windows 95. USR technical support and postings keep
- >pointing to a mdmusrsp.inf file that merely contains the
- >higher than 28,800 speed responses and does not address the
- >erroneous entry in /my computer/control panel/system/system
- >properties/device manager/modem/Sporster 33.6 FAX Int.
- >Windows does not correctly auto identify this modem, even
- >though it is labeled as plug and play. Therefore, it cannot
- >be a plug and play device. Here in Texas, that falls under
- >the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
-
- >3.) Even though I purchased this modem on 03/04/96 diagnostics
- >reveal a EPROM date of 10/13/95 Rev 1.1. It is my
- >understanding that there was a subsequent revision on
- >10/18/95 -- 1.1 and 12/1/95 -- 2.0. Did I buy a beta version
- >of this modem? Why will USR not give us a full accounting of
- >the chip set problems they are having and when fixes might be
- >generally available? Why does USR not state on the box, that
- >at present, this 33.6 mode is only available between two USR
- >modems?
-
- >4.) Why can I not get a quick and reliable negotiation and
- >connection to another on line service using the same modem
- >(external model)? Why will USR not work with me to fix
- >this?
-
- >5.) Why has USR erected barriers and totally insulated its
- >self from support and feedback from its users?
-
- >Harry Haines
- >03/13/96
-
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- >| Harry Haines, SWL'er (Haines@Atomiccafe.com) Houston, Texas USA |
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