In a message to Marc Lewis  Hayes Support wrote:
HS>     The 56K modems will support fax and will be backwards compatible
HS> with the old ITU-T standards (V.34 (33.6K), V.32Bis, etc. etc.).  As for
HS> whether you get OPTIMA or ACCURA, specific details have not yet been
HS> announced, but basically it depends on what you trade in as to what you
HS> get back.  The ISP/Sysop program info on our BBS is under the main menu
HS> option 5 (Special Programs).
I wonder if the trade in will allow sysops to send the modem they are
currently using AFTER they recieve the 56k modem?
Do you have any idea if the modem with be able to be upgrade to whatever
the ITU set the the standard for 56k and what the projected cost will
be?
jh -
 * WCE 2.1G1/2241 * 
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