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Re: check 56k upgrade results before buying
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Sun, 24 May 1998 12:38:06 -0400
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At 5/22/98 06:54 PM , you wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: PCBUILD - PC Hardware discussion List
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>> anybody buying a 56K modem should get a V90, unless their ISP still hasn't
>> got it, in which case I recommend changing ISPs. It is very
>> unfortunate that ISPs are taking so long to switch,
>

Another factor is that the initial offerings of V90 Modems are usually
backward compatible to *one* and only one older "standard" (X2 or Kflex).
My ISP had Kflex and now has upgraded to V90 with backward compatability
with Kflex only (in the same modem).

One more thing to consider.

Doug Simmons
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