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- From: mbarkah@hemi.com (Ade Barkah)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: What is the best modem: USR Courier or Motorola
- Date: 16 Apr 1996 19:38:00 GMT
- Organization: Hemisphere Online
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- Bob (rls@isrv.com) wrote:
- : buddy@world.com (Buddy) wrote:
-
- : >: never had a problem with my external Motorola Power 288. You
- : >:can d/l updates for the modem`s flash memory. Supposedly in
- : >:a few months there will be an update to 336 by flash memory
- : >:upgrade.. Support always answers in a very short
- : >:time(Mon-Fri) and I think on Sat. Morn.
-
- : Motorola is now taking upgrade orders for the Power 28.8 to Premier 33.6
- : swap now. Call them at 800-566-3266 and punch up 4# for customer service.
-
- I'm trying to determine if it's worth upgrading at this time, since
- the Power 288 works so well right now, and I wonder if I'll actually
- see 33.6 connect speeds.
-
- FYI I have thirteen Power 28.8s... I like them much better than
- our Microcom Deskporte FAST modems which we paid a lot more for.
- (Hmm, let's see, tho, 13 modems times $99/modem for upgrade plus
- shipping...)
-
- I almost wish there was something wrong with the Power, so I have
- an excuse to upgrade to the Premiers. =-)
-
- -Ade
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