Steven, at 10:48 on Mar 08 1997, you wrote to Peter Collis...

PC> With USR Aust demanding all Courier owners return their 
PC> modems if they want the 56k upgrade does this mean all future 
PC> SDL's will require a modem return to USR Aust HQ to be loaded 
PC> or maybe it's the last SDL we'll ever need :-) 

SA> Maybe, Maybe not, If they do it right the Upgrade SDL's for 
SA> 56k will check 1. Country Code and 2. Check An X2 is already 
SA> loaded, This would allow flashes from home (and also stop any 
SA> people getting it for free).

All future Courier SDLs will contain the x2 code, although whether or not
that protocol will actually be functional depends upon the owner's
willingness to pay USR for the privilege of actually enabling it in the
modem.  Note that if enabled, and an earlier non-x2 SDL is installed, x2
will no longer function (obviously), but reflashing the x2 SDL will
reactivate it again.  IOW, it's a once-only requirement that USR enable x2
in each Courier.

Anyway, from what I've heard and read elsewhere, it should only be a matter
of a couple of weeks or so before the precise method of enabling x2 becomes
common knowledge on the net.  :)

Regards, Bill

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