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To: hitesh puri who wrote (15539)	5/7/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

hitesh, Has Rover crapped on you also, or are you out yet? joe

To: hitesh puri who wrote (15539)	5/7/1998 7:57:00 PM
From: John Erb	Respond to of 45548

>>I think the 56k modem is long gone technology and noone care for it specially in light of cable modem and DSL.<< What crap. I live in West LA where people have the money to spend on cable modems and DSL and ASDL and whatever else. But you know what? Not only isn't it available, there's not even any talk about when it would be available. These technologies are available in spots around the country in test markets. Growing, growing swiftly even, but a long way from prevalent. There is going to be a market for 56K modems for at least as long as there's a market for any computer-related, fast depreciating product (which is all 3Com makes), and in this case, probably longer since they've reached the legal limit on analog modem speeds. Plus, what are mobile users supposed to use? Are they supposed to haul around several different modems/terminal adapters so they can link in with whatever is available? IMO, 56K modems will be standard issue internet connections for the next 5 years. They are now commodities and thus their profit margins will be razor thin, but they will be widely popular. Gradually, home connections will migrate to faster technologies as they become available and affordable and easy to use and install, but not until then. Business users will eventually migrate to routed connections.