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- From: larryty@ix.netcom.com(Larry Youngblood )
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Why does USR charge a premium for their Sportster modems?
- Date: 7 Apr 1996 04:13:06 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
- Message-ID: <4k7fci$2n8@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
- References: <31652e9e.13000253@news.ucalgary.ca> <4k3cmm$ptc@uuneo.neosoft.com>
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- In <4k3cmm$ptc@uuneo.neosoft.com> dsterner@neosoft.com (Don Sterner)
- writes:
- >
- >In article <31652e9e.13000253@news.ucalgary.ca>,
- acktam@acs.ucalgary.ca says...
- >>
- >>I am thinking of upgrading to a 28.8 k modem from a 14.4k one. I saw
- >>an ad in the local newspaper that advertised Zoom 28.8 for $190
- >>(Canadian $) and one jfor USR sportster for $260.
- >
- >Are you sure you are comparing apples to apples? The $260 price
- >for a basic Sportster is high - very high. I paid about $225 for
- >an external model about 1 1/2 years ago.
- >
- Best Buy, Computer City and Comp USA have the USR Sportster for $199.
- The difference must be Canadian.
-