PE> And all the problems anyone has ever complained about with the Netcomm, are 
PE> all user-errors too, right? 

BG> If you count their actually buying one as a user-error, absolutely.

Nice one, Bill.

PE> Ostriches are here to stay!

BG> Do you actually enjoy being an offensive cunt?

Do you enjoy making a nuisance of yourself, spouting all sorts of
rubbish in your zealotry?

PE> I've since sent him a message asking if a couple of weeks delay was OK.

BG> And he hasn't replied yet, right?  So what else is new?

I haven't dialled yet.  If the answer is "no, you must return it
straight away", I wanted a bit more time with the Viper.

BG> Funny, no late model Supra has exhibited that problem, only Rod's 6-year 
BG> old V.32bis model (which was never released here anyway).  Would you be 
BG> selling off your Viper if say ONE old Maestro 2400-ZXR had problems 
BG> connecting?  And who would you be blaming for it?  I already have a pretty 
BG> fair idea...

PE> And what fair idea would that be?  Sorry, Bill, you have no idea.

BG> Given the above, I would automatically blame the ONE old modem, especially 
BG> if everybody else was connecting just fine.  Sometimes it just isn't 
BG> feasible to be any more scientific than that.

Like I said, you have NO idea.  That wasn't anything remotely like
my answer, and you CAN be more scientific than that, you can do a
line trace.  I expect modem manufacturers to do the same thing I
do with MSGED.  If someone reports a problem, if I am able to easily
reproduce it, I will at least do that.  Even for a FREE product, 
nevermind a $675 and counting product.  BFN.  Paul.
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