Grant, at 10:32 on Jul 12 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

AF>> I now have external, *AUSTEL APPROVED* USR Courier v.34 modems
AF>> (which connect at up to 33.6k), with a 5 year warranty for $710

BG> So who's carrying the extra 4 years warranty, Andrew?  USR themselves
BG> only give a 12 months warranty on the Courier (although they do offer
BG> 5 years on their Sportsters, for some peculiar reason).

gb> I've always known USR to give 5 years on the Courier. 

Nope, as recently as March this year, USR were only offering 12 months
warranty on their Courier range, yet a full 5 years on their Sportsters. 
Somebody else has suggested that the Couriers now carry 2 years warranty,
but I have seen nothing which would verify this as yet.

gb> Something strange going on here??

It's quite easily verifiable by reading the USR_MODEMS echo.

Regards, Bill
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