BG>> people actually prefer them to the Austel model.  For example, the current
BG>> US SDL had added Distinctive Ring, CID, Carrier Loss Redial, and an
BG>> X-modem SDL loader (no longer platform dependant), plus a few bug-fixes.
BG>> Austel Couriers will likely not have these features for quite a while yet.

JP>> Ah. I didn't import mine from the US though. Despite the extra
features in 
JP>> the non-Austel approved Couriers, I'm happy to wait until they become 
JP>> available in the Australian models.

BG> You may not be so complacent when you learn that there is generally a delay 
BG> of between 12-18 months before US feature upgrades are added to 061 SDLs.

JP>> I already have a modem which can do more than most, so
JP>> I have no grounds to complain. :-)

BG> I bet you change your tune quick smart when CID becomes available locally, 
BG> yet your modem still doesn't support it.  Same with Distinctive Ring, which 
BG> is already available here - pity your Austel Courier can't use it.

According to reasonable rumor, we've done a unique Distinctive Ring, that
nobody else has hardware to decode.   If so, I just _wonder_ what local
manufacturer might have thought of THAT wonderful idea. :-(

Regards,
Dave Hatch.

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