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In a msg of , Lennart Einarsson writes to Steve 
McCrystal:
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Lennart,
 SM>> I'd seriously recommend you look at the USR_SPORTSTER echo
 SM>> or comp.dcom.modems for a few days before you do that!  I'd
 SM>> put my old U-1496S+ back into service before I'd buy *one*
 SM>> Sportster.
 LE> Your opinion, I do understand it.
OTOH, I think you missed the point.
 LE>  I don't like USR either, but they have a higher speed available and
 LE> that's what people mostly look for.
First, I have nothing against USR, as a whole.  I recommend them whenever 
it's appropriate.  I own two USR v.everything Couriers (33600 *capable*) and 
they are fine modems.  I also own a 1496S+ which, until the USR v.34 code 
stabilized, was the finest modem I have ever owned (of about 50 or so).  I'm 
anxiously awaiting the ZyXEL LCD model, which I'm sure they'll build sometime 
in my lifetime.
 LE>  I know a lot of folks around here in Sweden that uses
 LE> USR Vi, and it works fine for them, no wonder a lot of ZyX users
 LE> are looking over the shoulder at USR. I do understand them.
Well, either the Swedish Sportster code is MUCH better than what's available 
here in the US, or there will be a lot of sorely disappointed Swedish former 
ZyXEL users - those who sell their ZyXELs and buy Sportsters!  That's why I 
suggested browsing comp.dcom.modems for a bit, so you could see just what 
sort of problems the Sportsters are causing.
As I said earlier, I've no particular problem with USR, or the Courier line, 
but I wouldn't have a current Sportster as a gift!
-[Steve]-
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