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echo: aust_modem
to: Paul Sanders
from: Bill Grimsley
date: 1996-07-16 07:28:46
subject: New Modem...

Paul, at 21:27 on Jul 14 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

PS> And what I went with, Under $500, yep, paid $439 for it (northcote
PS> computers) Not a 'SysOp Deal'. Modem Connection would not tell me a
PS> SysOp price, tho the dealer price was $435 inc tax....

Damn good price for a Courier.  I can still remember when they cost over
$1k (and that wasn't all that long ago either).

BG> My Courier works extremely well with ISD calls to the USA, but I can't
BG> comment on Europe at all, as I've never had occasion to call there.

PS> Just got a call from Sweeden, he normally connects to the maestro at
PS> 4.8k - 7.2k, hit the USR at 14.4k (he has a USR as well)

Whilst 14k4 V.34 still isn't all that great, it's nice to know that your
ISD calls are now no more than half their previous cost, and at $1 per
minute (or more) the savings are far from being trivial.

Regards, Bill
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