>> I think it's more likely that USR are hoping to corner that

 >> particular market, as they stand to make a fortune if that

 >> happens.



 HM>> Really? My ISP is a good friend of mine. I think he dreads the

 HM>> idea; more new modems, fancier links from Telstra, etc. It isn't

 HM>> going to be cheap at the ISP's end. And even worse, once you

 HM>> have more modem bandwidth available, you need more outgoing

 HM>> bandwidth to keep the users' pipe full. I cannot see ISPs

 HM>> jumping on such a modem anyway.



 PC> Thats a good point, I can't see to many ISP's increasing their

 PC> bandwidth just to keep a heap of 56k modem owners happy. You may have

 PC> a 56k connect but only dragging 1.5->2.0 k sec would make the

 PC> whole exercise seem like a waste of time, guess all those 56k modem

 PC> owners will sit up all night waiting for a time when no one else is

 PC> using the bandwidth just to see the k's come rolling in to justify

 PC> their purchase. :-) 



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