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- From: Zero.One@p101.f701.n202.z1.fidonet.org
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Straight answers on ZyXEL 'PLUS' models please
- X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Aug 21 1992
- Message-ID: <n0940t@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Date: 08 Sep 92 11:16:12
- Lines: 56
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- > As many of you probably already know from previous posts
- > requesting
- > information, I'm planning to spend a good chunk (read 80-90%) of
- > my
- > non-university funds to purchase a ZyXEL U-1496S on the basis that
- > it
- > should be capable of some sort of v.fast in the future (up to the
- > DTE limit
- > of 76.8kbps). I like all of it's other features and I know for
- > sure that
- > they exist already. Just about 2 days before I was planning to
- > order (on a
- > Saturday) I received a post talking about the U-1496S+. I held
- > off
- > ordering because I was curious what this model was. I was told
- > that this
- > was *_THE_* model that ZyXEL was planning to upgrade to v.fast
- > (along with
- > the E+). What I need is some straight answers about the existence
- > of this
- > modem. After my inquiries about the product I have received two
- > basic
- > answers (each received from several people) : 1) the plus model
- > is a new
- > hardware product with new custom ASICs (Application Specific
- > Integrated
- > Circuits) to allow the full speed of v.fast plus other neato
- > things (like
- > voicemail etc...) 2) that the + model is a normal ZyXEL modem
- > shipped
- > with a new, special ROM revision that is also publicly available
- > for $50 or
- > so (this is what is advertised by a "distributor", the Questor
- > Project).
-
- > Which answer is correct? I don't need to know every
- > detail about
- > new hardware or new firmware features, only whether I should wait
- > for new
- > hardware to hit the market or whether I can just buy a current
- > 1496S and I
- > will get a "PLUS" model later in ROM. This is a major purchase
- > for me and
- > I don't want to screw it up by purchasing 3 weeks too early. E-
- > Mail or
- > post, I read all articles in this newsgroup. Thanks in advance,
-
- We have *NO* modem currently being sold or soon to be released that we claim
- will be v.fast upgradable.
-
- Tyrone Horton
- (Zero One)
- Tech Support
- ZyXEL USA
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