G'day Bill,
 
 AM> Get a USR Sportster or USR Courier, they're pretty good. 

 BG> The later Sportsters have virtually ALL had major EPROM problems, and
 BG> I can't agree with your recommendation.  The Courier, of course, is
 BG> fine though.

Did you have problems with the Sportster? My friend has a Sportster 28.8
(not sure which model) and he never had any problems with it. It's also
supposed to be the 'Most Popular Modem' judged by number of purchases, or
something.
 
 GW> Is there a modem release coming soon for a 52.00k ? Heard 
 GW> rumours awhile ago that they are near (before xmas 96). Any 
 GW> Info ?????
 
 AM> Yeah, it's 56.6K and it's coming soon. US Robotics offer a 
 AM> flash upgrade for their current modems.

 BG> There's just one minor problem - USR's flash update will be for their
 BG> own proprietary x2 protocol, and unless you register (or purchase) your
 BG> Courier before the end of December, the x2 upgrade will cost US$95 to
 BG> boot.  Quite frankly, I can't see x2 being adopted in this country at
 BG> all. 

Why don't you think they'll get the x2 technology over here? Rockwell are
working on their version, and Netcomm's probably interested.

Alex
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