You wouldn't believe this.  I rang up my Yum Cha mate, to get a 
price on a Yum Cha modem, and he gave me internal and external
prices on two AUSTRALIAN modems!  I prompted him, "Taiwan", but
he said that there's not much difference in the price, they 
don't bother to stock Yum Cha.  He has a Banksia internal v34
for $285 and a Netcomm Roadster (external) for $330.  I think I
have seen external Lightspeed or something for $270 elsewhere.

Dear oh dear.  Ode for a Spirit II.  And I thought IT was a heap
of shit?!  BFN.  Paul.
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