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From: bob@rel.eds.com (Bob Leffler)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Haye's/telebit's/USR's special offer to BBS sysops
Summary: modems us vs. europe
Keywords: hayes trailblazer
Message-ID: <1110@rel.eds.com>
Date: 8 Oct 88 16:44:52 GMT
References: <71@csnz.nz> <389@westmark.UUCP> <5521@hoptoad.uucp> <1476@netmbx.UUCP>
Organization: Electronic Data Systems, Troy, MI
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In article <1476@netmbx.UUCP>, blume@netmbx.UUCP (Heiko Blume) writes:
> since i live in europe, i wonder why these offers are valid only
> inside the us and canada...didnt help me to be a sysop :-(
> anyone know why ??


In most European countries, the phone systems are typical different
than those in the US.  In many countries, modems made for the US
phone system are illegal.  Also, in many European countries, the US
manufacturers don't have representation.  I worked on a project in
which the requirement from our customer was to install a single vendor
solution in 13 European countries.  We could not find one vendor that
was able to market their products in all 13 countries.

I can't speak for Telebit or the market in West Germany, but I would assume
the these modems offers would fall into one of the above scenarios.

bob



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