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To: SpecialK who wrote (25196)	11/24/1998 12:38:00 PM
From: joe	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 45548

This is a good sign. I've read in the trade journals, here and there that slowly COMS is putting the death grip on 56K modems. It's a slow process, but word is getting out that 56K modems are the next good thing to get and it's dirt cheap. There's absolutely no reason why people can't get these things before they transition to xDSL or Cable. Also, the ISPs are all making 56K available and are advertising it more and more. The "official standard" has only been out since around September I think, but the v.90 has been available since early this year. It's very surprising how slow the process is for spreading "dinky" technology like 56K modems around when all the hype is about xDSL and CABLE, but there is still a huge part of the market that will use 56K modems for years to come. There are probably still an unbelievable amount of people who still have old 14.4K modems and don't know any better. So, COMS is plodding along developing and owning this market. The 56K interoperability problems that were mentioned with COMS are trivial compared to what will be coming up with xDSL and CABLE, IMO. Also, read Steve Porter's post on the trouble he had with his CABLE modem....mainly because it was a "superior" CSCO product - NOT. This will be typical stuff. I predict that in '99, the advertising on 3Com x2 V.90 56K modem will be in full view of everybody.