Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!visdc!jiii
From: jiii@visdc.UUCP (John E Van Deusen III)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: HST Package for USENET
Keywords: HST USENET
Message-ID: <491@visdc.UUCP>
Date: 17 Mar 89 18:54:17 GMT
References: <18612@mcdchg.chi.il.us> <704@pcrat.UUCP>
Reply-To: jiii@visdc.UUCP (John E Van Deusen III)
Organization: VI Software Development, Boise, Idaho
Lines: 27

In article <18612@mcdchg.chi.il.us> (kowalski) writes:
|
|U.S. Robotics-- the leader in high speed modems to the sysop community-
|is offering USENET nodes the fully CCITT V.32 compatible, Courier Dual
|Standard high speed modem for only $699.  A savings of $900 off list
|
|Looks like this is the cheaper way for Telebit users to up/down-grade
|to V.32.  $100 less than up/down-grading a Plus to a T2500, unless you
|bought recently.  Of course, the T2500 is a software platform...

Let's quickly look a little closer at the USR "deal".  Because the TB+
is a "software platform", it does two jobs, uucp(1) & compression, that
the USR "Dual Standard" HST requires a software package, (that runs on
your machine, not in the modem), to perform.  The package can be
obtained for either $300 or $800, depending upon whether you give USR
full list or $100 plus a modem worth about $700 on the open market.

The USR deal therefore costs $200 MORE than upgrading to the T2500, and
you lose the ability to talk with PEP modems.  What do you have when
you are done?  A used T2500 is probably worth $1400; a used USR HST &
software, $1000 max, (can it be worth any more than they are willing
to sell it for?).  Thus, the real difference in cost plus value received
might be $700 in favor of the Telebit upgrade.
--
John E Van Deusen III, PO Box 9283, Boise, ID  83707, (208) 343-1865

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