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Re: Zoom V90 upgrade - BAH!!!

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From: sharm
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 00:00
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I UPGRADED MY USR PCMCIA 33K MODEM TO V90.  USR WEB SITE MIGHT BE ??? . ( IT
TOOK LOADS A VISITS AND TO VARIOUS COUNTRYS) BEFORE I FOUND AN UPGRADE THAT
WORKED ON MY UK MODEM. MY MODEM WAS ACTUALLY USA BUT LABELED INCORRECT BUIT
IT UPGRADED WHEN IT DID IT WAS MEGGA! THERE TELLEPHONE HELP DESK IS ONE OF
THE BEST IVE TRIED

XIRCOM ETHERNET.... THERE CRAP, DONT BOTHER BUYING ANYTHING FROM THEM. THEY
JUST DONT CARE AFTER THEY GET YOU MONEY.


.....BULLY  BOY






Walt Davidson wrote in message <365a36e5.2805626@news.dial.pipex.com>...
>I downloaded the flash upgrade for the Zoom 2826-03 internal 56k modem
>from their Website today and attempted to install it in accordance
>with their directions.
>
>It took 5 hours for the new firmware to be transferred to the modem
>(yes, FIVE hours!) and at the end of the process, the loader reported
>"Upgrade Failed, no response from  modem".
>
>The modem is no longer detected by Win98 nor by the Zoom firmware
>loader, so it is not even possible to restore the original firmware.
>It is being returned to the supplier under warranty tomorrow.
>
>Others may wish to bear this experience in mind before attempting the
>flash upgrade.
>:-(
>
>--
>Walt Davidson                  Email: walt@ dial.pipex.com
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From: "sharm" <suresh@sharma01.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Zoom V90 upgrade - BAH!!!
Date: 1998/11/28
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