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From: rdippold@maui.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: U.S. Robotics Info Needed
Message-ID: <1991Mar16.022414.25775@qualcomm.com>
Date: 16 Mar 91 02:24:14 GMT
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In article <kusumoto.669070441@chsun1> kusumoto@chsun1.uchicago.edu (Bob Kusumoto) writes:
>I recently called USR about modems in general and they told me that this
>particular model (the Dual Standard that does HSR and V32.bis) is priced
>at $499 in the SYSOP deal and you can get it for $299 if you trade in any
>high speed (9600 baud) modem.

This is interesting... you could pick up a CompuCom for $169 and then get
the USR for $300, for a total price of $469.  Add shipping, handling, tax, 
and you have about $499.  I bet that's where they got that price from.