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

To: David Lawrence who wrote (16943)	8/5/1998 1:12:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

V.90 Upgrades Stephen Melachrinos notes that ActionTec has V.90 firmware for their IS560SKV / DT56000 x2 modem. Oddly, once this modem has been flashed to V.90, it loses the ability to use x2. Though this has been true of all K56flex modems, it's the first time I've seen this with x2 modems. I've added a note to the V.90 Upgrade FAQ. Other changes to the V.90 Upgrade FAQ When my ISP upgrades to V.90, will they stop supporting x2/K56flex? No. In all of the cases I'm aware of, when the ISP upgrades, they are adding support for V.90. They are not removing support for older protocols (such as K56flex or x2). My ISP uses Livingston Portmasters. Is there anything I should know before I upgrade? Yes. Livingston's current V.90 beta firmware does not support Rockwell V.90 modems. If you have a Rockwell-based modem, don't upgrade to V.90 until Livingston's code is updated to work with your modem. How can I tell if the V.90 upgrade installed successfully? Lucent-based modems Issue an ATI3 in a terminal program, or check the ATI3 response in the Windows 95 Modem control panel. If the ATI3 response shows firmware version 5 or higher, the modem supports V.90. (The FAQ also gives the corresponding commands for Rockwell-based and 3Com-based modems.) 56k.com o~~~ O

To: David Lawrence who wrote (16943)	8/5/1998 4:33:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 22053

I thought things were about as bad as they would get...now Schwab tells me I need power of attorney to call in and correct a mistake on an IRA account, even though I'm the only one who trades the account...ever...ever and ever. They told me they don't keep the records from when the account was setup...even though my John Henry was on there setting it up. My Cyber trading seems to have hit the ozone. I feel like reaching out and touching someone today. <grrrr>

To: David Lawrence who wrote (16943)	8/5/1998 6:21:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Texas or Taxes? The skinny on fat tax DENTON, Texas - The City Council has heard more than enough about fat in the past week. After being inundated with jeers, council members unanimously voted to rescind a planned $25 surcharge for anyone over 300 pounds needing ambulance service. The money was supposed to help firefighters and emergency workers. But members of the council decided the extra revenue wouldn't be worth the attention and ridicule that followed approval of the fee last week. Fire Chief Ross Chadwick, who recommended the fee, said he fielded more than 30 telephone calls from the media, including the British Broadcasting Corp. and Good Morning America. Chadwick had said the fee was necessary to cover the increased risk of injury to firefighters and paramedics who carry larger patients. ''It's certainly not worth the fuss people have made about it,'' he said. ''Most places I go, people harass me. I've heard a lot of fat jokes.'' o~~~ O