Hello Eric:
          Eric Danneels wrote in a message to All:
 ED> More and more talk is arising about a V34+ standard (33K6). Can
 ED> anyone tell me whether it would be possible to upgrade to V34+ only
 ED> through a rom-upgrade, or are the changes so significant that a
 ED> hardware modification is necessary ? 
From: brentm@zyxel.com (Brent Mosbrook)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS WITH ZYXEL 2864 - PLEASE HELP
Date: 26 Oct 1995 12:40:35 -0700
Organization: ZyXEL, The Intelligent Modem
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Vid Pecjak (vid@uhunix.its.Hawaii.Edu) wrote:
: to uprade later, but alas, no. Ok, I bought Elite now to find out that 
: 3/96 it will be outdated. I can not upgrade to V34+. My friend with US 
: Robotics allready updated to V34+. And what will I do? I won't bu  a 
here is a letter regarding the issue.  Please address any and all 
coments/concerns/followup to the proper channels (mentioned at the bottom 
of the letter).  
Thank You
--
ZyXEL Elite Owners
At a time when our competitors were beginning to introduce their V.34 
products, ZyXEL was already planning to take our users beyond V.34 into the 
unexplored frontiers of ISDN.  ZyXEL has always been on the forefront of 
technology - and it is not a title we intend to relinquish anytime soon.
Recent inquiries from Elite modem users have brought to our attention some 
concerns regarding the 33.6 Kbps speeds available now with some of our 
competitors' products.  We feel it necessary to inform our users that we do 
not have plans to upgrade the Elite Series to 33.6Kbps (V.34+). 33.6K speed 
relies heavily on the bandwidth of the telephone carrier which might be 
hard to find in the real world phone line.
The Elite 2864 has been designed from the onset as a transitional product 
from V.34 to ISDN.  We have chosen, in this product, to focus on ISDN 
because digital technology is where the modem market is headed.  The Elite 
2864 was designed specifically for users who could potentially take 
advantage of what ISDN has to offer, but who needed V.34 speeds now.
We have concentrated our hardware development on offering  better ISDN 
capabilities.  As a result we are proud to be able to offer features like 
V.42bis Data Compression over ISDN and Channel Bundling -  two features 
which ZyXEL was one of the first to introduce.  Additional enhanced 
features of the Elite 2864 set ZyXEL apart -  product features like the 
flexibility provided by Serial and Parallel ports, the standalone fax 
feature with direct printing, DES encryption, Kernel Recovery Mode and 
larger firmware and DRAM storage space.   We are also planning to support 
additional popular standards like multi-link point-to-point (MP) protocol 
and new Internet communication protocols.  Competition has yet to offer 
these features in a single device.
As a result of development hurdles, our entry into the V.34 market has 
taken  longer than expected.  But we are moving full speed ahead to improve 
product performance and reliability to make up for the lost time.  We are 
confident that the finished Elite 2864 will be a product to meet all your 
expectations.
Our mission always has been and always will be to take you to the cutting 
edge of technology - not to make quick sales on overnight trends which are 
here today and gone tomorrow.  As always, we appreciate your continued 
support of ZyXEL and your valued feedback.  Should you have any concerns 
about your Elite 2864 modem or have additional questions, please contact us 
directly at 800-255-3160.
ZyXEL Customer Service          custsvc@zyxel.com
Marketing Department           Fax: 714-693-8811
ZyXEL            Web: www.zyxel.com
From: brentm@zyxel.com (Brent Mosbrook)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS WITH ZYXEL 2864 - PLEASE HELP
Date: 31 Oct 1995 09:47:22 -0800
Organization: ZyXEL, The Intelligent Modem
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Sven Braun (ukr4@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) wrote:
: Brent Mosbrook  wrote:
: >
: > V.34+ (31.2 and 33.6Kbps) is expected to be ratified 3/96.  The Elite
: > 2864 hardware is not capable of supporting these speeds.  Future ZyXEL
: > products will though.
: >
: Brent,
: is this statement true? Did ZyXEL realy design a product without enough
: horsepower to do that job?
: Please clearify on this fast!
That's about as clear as I can say it :)
apparently our news server gobbled several posts I made last week, one of 
which was a letter explaining the Elite architecture.  It has been 
manually resent, and should be appearing in this thread RSN.
-- 
Brent Mosbrook                                brentm@zyxel.com
Technical Support, ZyXEL                   voice - 714-693-0808
WWW - http://www.zyxel.com                   BBS - 714-693-0762
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