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- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Path: sparky!uunet!world!rsm
- From: rsm@world.std.com (Robert Marlan)
- Subject: Re: USR DEAL??? Is this valid???
- Message-ID: <C0o0Bo.D7@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <C0nuuq.F0I@panix.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 01:04:35 GMT
- Lines: 87
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- quix@panix.com (George Papadopoulos) writes:
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- > I found the following text capture on a local bulletin board. Can
- >anyone tell me if this is valid or not? Can anyone in the Houston area
- >check up on this company 'USR Digital Marketing'. Selling a $700 modem
- >for $180 is too good to be true. I guess this note is from some Fidonet
- >echo or something. Here's the text....
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- >---------->8 CUT HERE 8<-----------------
- >[From ] Philip Gladwin
- >[To ] Dirk Ammala
- >[Date ] 06 Jan 93 16:44:00
- >[Subject ] Re: Modems
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- >MA> Does anyone have any information on whats the best high speed modem for
- >DA> the
- >MA> Amiga? I`m think of getting a 14.4 Supra, but the Supra seem to have a
- >DA> lot
- >MA> of problems.
- >DA> The best modem you could buy for your Amiga would be a USR Courier Dual
- >DA> Standar
- >DA> Be prepared to pay for it though.
- >DA> -=Dirk=-.
- >DA> ___
- >DA> * KWQ/2 1.0*2 *
- >DA> -!- WM v2.06/92-0347
- >DA> ! Origin: The Waynesville BBS (314) 774-2736/3122 (1:14/610)
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- >U.S. ROBOTICS DIGITAL MARKETING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SALE ON
- >U.S. ROBOTICS 14.4K DUAL STANDARD (HST/V.32) WITH V.32 BIS/V.42
- >BIS AND 14.4K BUILT-IN FAX MACHINE. THIS MODEM, AS A DUAL
- >STANDARD, IS BOTH HAYES COMPATIBLE AND AN HST SIMULTANEOUSLY.
- >THE LOWEST PRICE EVER ON THE NEW MODEM IS $180.00 PLUS $7.00
- >SHIPPING AND HANDLING FOR EACH MODEM. ALLOW 3 TO 4 WEEKS FOR
- >SHIPPING AND HANDLING. BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ARE SAME
- >PRICE. PLEASE SEND PREFERABLY CHECK, CASH, OR MONEY ORDER (TOTAL
- >OF $187.00 PER MODEM) WITH THE FOLLOWING FORM FILLED OUT (PRINT
- >THIS FORM OUT AND EITHER PRINT NEATLY OR TYPE YOUR INFORMATION
- >PLEASE):
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- >___ INTERNAL OR ___ EXTERNAL
-
- >FULL NAME__________________________________________
-
- >ADDRESS LINE 1__________________________________________
-
- >ADDRESS LINE 2__________________________________________
-
- >PHONE # (W/AREA CODE) ___-___-____
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- >QUANTITY OF MODEMSSHIPPING &
- >BEING PURCHASED_______ ($180.00 EACH) + HANDLING ____ ($7 EACH)
-
- >GRAND TOTAL _________ ($187.00 FOR EACH MODEM; PLEASE CALCULATE TOTAL)
-
- >FULL 90 DAY MONEY-BACK RISK-FREE GUARANTEE.
- >MAKE SURE THAT THE PRINTING IS LEGIBLE IF IT IS NOT TYPED. NOTE:
- >THIS SALE GUARANTEES MODEM FUNCTION AND WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS.
- >THE SALE IS THE LOWEST SINCE THE HISTORY OF THE DUAL STANDARD.
- >PLEASE SEND THE FORM YOU FILLED OUT WITH THE APPROPRIATE MONEY
- >AMOUNT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
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- >USR DIGITAL MARKETING, INC.
- >16335 NORTH TRAIL DR.
- >HOUSTON, TX 77073
- >P.U.B. BOX 004
-
- > * Q-Blue v0.7 [NR] *
- >--- GrayQWKMail 2.0
- > * Origin: The DogStar BBS Sault Ste. Marie,ON USR/DS/OS2 Node 1 (1:222/10)
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- sounds very suspicous - USR is located in ILL, although some companies have
- marketing places in other regions. I note that there is no phone #
- Ill call usr but I know they are going to laugh. I think this is probably
- either a hoax or frank fraud - but thats just a guess.
-
- if it sounds to good to be true it probably isnt true, but if it is..
- sign me up :)
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- bob
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