RB>> Modems upgraded onsite at USRobotics Pty Ltd 

 RB>> 473 - 479 Victoria Street

 RB>> West Melbourne 3003

 RB>> Victoria

 RB>> Australia

 SL>  

 SL>> Having to send the modem to Victoria is a bit of a pain. I wish

 SL>> USR would subcontract somebody here in NSW to do the upgrades.

 SL>> Oh well, might as well wait for the ITU standard to arrive

 SL>> before I upgrade.



 PC>> There's no reason why anyone should be sending their modem anywhere,

 PC>> This sucks big time.



 SL> You bet. The very reason for having a flash ROM is to avoid having to

 SL> send the modem anywhere for firmware upgrades! If USR Australia insists

 SL> on a return to base (in Melbourne) policy for the 56k upgrades, I might

 SL> as well go and buy a Rockwell 56k modem.



One reason you have to send it back would br the Austel Regulation

 that states that:



WARNING



Current Austel regulations do not permit end users to modify their modems in

any way if the modem is to be connected to any cable which is part of the

PSTN. This applies even if you are leasing a pair from any telephone company.

It is only legal for a user to perform any modification if the whole of the

path between the two modems is not associated with the PSTN, otherwise, the

modification must be performed by the manufacturer.



Russell

 

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