Scott, at 12:02 on Jul 11 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

AF> I now have external, *AUSTEL APPROVED* USR Courier v.34 modems (which 
AF> 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 only 
BG> give a 12 months warranty on the Courier (although they do offer 5 years on 
BG> their Sportsters, for some peculiar reason).

SH> It's actually 2 years now, Bill.

Interesting, I wonder when that changed?  Must have been quite recently.

SH> I think 2 years for supposedly USR's flagship is still a bit rude when they 
SH> give their "cruddier model" 5 years.

Yeah, a sentiment echoed by quite a few Courier owners in USR_MODEMS too. 
Their reasoning seems to defy logic.

Regards, Bill
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