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Technology Stocks : COMS & the Ghost of USRX w/ other STUFF -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scrapps who wrote (12940)	2/20/1998 9:24:00 AM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

More: Bannedwidth (cont.) Friday, February 20, 1998; Page N58 But a few older K56flex models, along with some 33.6-kbps modems that were previously "flash-upgraded" to x2, will need hardware replacement. And some early Rockwell-based K56flex modems lack enough memory for both K56flex and v.90 code; conducting such an "upgrade" (which would dump the K56flex code) before your provider moves to v.90 will transmogrify your 56-kbps speedster into a 33.6-kbps slug. In other words, don't rush to upgrade -- especially since Internet providers, not usually anxious to do things that will cause angry calls to tech support, plan to test the new standard thoroughly first. washingtonpost.com If I understand the situation correctly, ALL x2 modems can be upgraded to V.90 and talk to their ISPs whether they have V.90 or x2. But, SOME older ROK based modems upgraded to V.90 will be incommunicado (SOL) until their ISP upgrades to V.90. Maybe it's time to rewind the 'ole "x2 lead time clock".<g> o~~~ O