CW>> Turns out it's a fault with early releases of the new 288 
 CW>> model when running the new (as supplied) firmware.

 > At least it's a fault and not just designed that way.

:). For reference; the problem is mentioned in the docs included with the
33k6 firmware upgrade file.

 > That's what i hate about Netcomms service, They expect you to 
 > sit beside the phone waiting for their tech to call back :-( 

I still haven't had time to contact them. It's on hold in any case until I
buy a spare modem :(.

 > Who do you deal with over there, here on the east coast it 
 > was Mersal now Tech-Pacific unless you wanted to deal direct 
 > with Netcomm.

J Mills. Ta, I'll get hold of Tech-Pacific's latest pricing/info.

 > Quite true, I was actually having a dig at the non-existent 
 > support for USR in Aust.

Ahh missed that, I've no idea of the USR situation.

 > The likes of Netcomm, Maestro and Banksia all seem to have 
 > quite good products now days.

Yep. In a word, excellent.

Regards.

--- Msgedsq/2 2.2e