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Subject: Re: 56K vs X2?
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Howdy,

One thing to remember amongst all this M$ reminiscent hype is that ALL of
the 56K modems require a direct *digital* connection to the telco on one
end (the server) to function.  It's in the fine print, but all the
standards require this.  So if you're an ISP with a term server and
stand-alone modems, be prepared to throw it all away in favor of this new,
unproven technology.  Has anyone yet to see a demo of this during a sales
pitch??

Charles

> I got mine for about $270 at www.isn.com; they also have USR I-modems for
> about $400, which not only do ISDN, but V.everything and soon to do X2
> (including server-side) as well, according to USR's flyers and web page.