On Tue Nov 26 at 14:22, Hayes of 1:396/1 wrote to Daniel:
 HS> ....So instead we're offering a trade-in to the OPTIMA Business 
 HS> Modem once it has 33.6K at $199.  In addition to 33.6K you pick up 
 HS> a slew of features including flash roms, caller-id, distinctive 
 HS> ring detect, remote config, voice, etc.
 HS> Sysops already get these units at $199 brand new as an outright
 HS> purchase...$199 is as low as we can go on that unit and cover
 HS> costs. 
 HS> So basically the special for a sysop is that you can get the same
 HS> unit and keep your old one instead of trading it in....in which
 HS> case you can resell it to one of your users or whatever.
But.... if sysops can get a brand new Optima at US$199 (without a trade-in), 
why do they need to trade in their old modem at $199?
  ...AA 
 
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