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- From: csjohn@knuth.mtsu.edu (The Mad Hatter)
- Subject: ZyXEL: serious serial # questions!!!
- Message-ID: <csjohn.715022226@knuth>
- Summary: ZyXEL: serious serial # questions!!!
- Organization: Dept. of CS, Middle TN State Univ, Murfreesboro, TN
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:17:06 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- Hello!
- I just received a new (maybe) ZyXEL U-1496E (external) modem
- direct from Zero One Networking yesterday. Out of curiosity,
- I took the top off of it to have a look at what was inside.
- To my surprise, I found that the SERIAL NUMBER ON THE OUTSIDE
- CASE WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE ON THE INSIDE BOARD!
- The serial number on all of the paperwork which came with the
- modem was that on the outside case. This seems unusual to me,
- so I called Zero One Networking about it. They told me that
- this was normal, and not to be concerned with it. Yet questions
- remain unanswered. What is to stop an individual or a
- corporation that owns several of these modems to send an old,
- broken, out of warranty modem board back for warranty repairs
- in a modem case that is still covered under the warranty?
- I can't believe that no one at Zero One hasn't thought of this.
- I must therefore conclude that this situation exists because
- it is somehow to their advantage. The only thing that I can
- think of is that it gives them the opportunity to sell old,
- used, repaired modem boards as new modems put into new cases!
- If this is true, it is outrageous!
- If you too own a ZyXEL U-1496E that you purchased, compare
- the serial number on the outside case with the one on your
- board inside. If they are completely different, could you
- send me e-mail telling me how different they are? If you
- have the same modem and the numbers compare favorably, could
- you send me e-mail telling me as such? I am interested in
- this very much. If I get enough responses I will post a
- summary of what I have found.
- BTW, in case you're interested, the number on my outside
- case is: S270217036, and the number on my inside board
- is: 2700217874.
- You may send me e-mail at: csjohn@knuth.mtsu.edu
- Thanks.
- - John W
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