On Nov 24, 1996 at 08:23 hrs, Russell Brooks of 3:640/305.55 wrote to John Piper:

Hello Russell,

BG>>> Not specifically, but they do appear to be pretty heavily into some
BG>>> less than salubrious business practices of late, as shown by their
BG>>> complete lack of action re their seemingly never-ending succession 
BG>>> of buggy Sportsters, as well as their outrageous pricing on Couriers,
BG>>> not to mention their decision to charge Courier owners for the x2 
BG>>> upgrade when previous SDLs have been free.

JP>> This is completely new to me. I didn't know there would be a charge to 
JP>> obtain the SDL containing the x2 code. I hope this doesn't become a 
JP>> trend.

 RB> I have been informed that I will be getting mine upgraded FREE.
 RB> Although many will have to pay up.

A note of caution before you race off and have your modems converted.

In Oz we use the European standard 64Kb/s digital links while USA uses US
standard 56Kb/s digital links.  Both standards are ratified by the ITU-T
BUT the two are NOT compatible.  Any modem converted to the USR 56KB/s
standard would ONLY be usable in the USA.

Unless you want to sell the modem to someone in the USA when you have
finished with it, having the conversion done would be a waste of time and
money (freight costs) IMHO.

Regards ... John
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