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Netcom Canada claims to be the first Canadian ISP to offer V.90.
V.90 upgrades
James Finlan spotted Modular Technologies V.90 upgrades.
Zoltrix has V.90 upgrades for models FMVSP56i(2) and FMVSP56. (Thanks, Eric Thomas.)
Jason Cable notes that Motorola expects to ship V.90 upgrades for the 56K SURFR series in late May.
Translation, please
Today's news, translated from English to French, then back to English, by AltaVista Translation Services.
The complaints of Netcom Canada to being the first Canadian ISPS to offer V.90.
V.90 improves of the modular levellings of the technologies repèrées by Finlan V.90 of James.
Zoltrix has the FMVSP56. and levellings V.90 for models FMVSP56i(2) (mercies, Eric Thomas.)
The cable of Jason notes that Motorola intends to dispatch the levellings V.90 for the series of 56K SURFR in May.
Digicom Systems is shipping V.90 ModemBlasters to the retail channel. Estimated street price is $119.
TechWeb looks at the ADSL vs. cable modem battle. One set of experts predicts ADSL will win the most marketshare, while another group has already declared cable modems the victor.
GTE is rolling out ADSL this June, with service available in 16 states by the end of 1998. TeleChoice has the story.
Saudi Prince al-Waleed has invested $200 million in the Teledesic satellite dish network.
3Com won the "Best Vendor" award at RetailVision Spring '98.
With little fanfare, Diamond Multimedia has released free Shotgun upgrades for their existing modems. Shotgun is a bonding modem technology that allows you to use more than one phone line to increase speeds. Shotgun requires that your ISP use modem equipment made by Ascend.
The Lycos Community Guide to 56K modems lists other 56K-related Web sites. While you're there, cast your vote for 56K.COM!
Ogrady's PowerPage published a letter from Neil Selvin, president of Global Village. The letter explains why Global Village made the decision last week to sell its modem operations to Boca Research, and details which assets were retained after the sale.
Network Computing interviews the Universal ADSL Working Group's John Cahill.
AOL plans DSL tests in some Bell Atlantic cities. AOL is based in Vienna, Virginia. The story also notes that AOL has cable modem trials in the field.
V.90 upgrades
Gordon Chu of Harmony USA notes that Harmony has released V.90 upgrades for their models HM18020-1, HM18020-2 and HM18020-3.
John Blue wrote to say that MaxTech V.90 upgrades are available for some models.
Computer Reseller News notes that the V.90 upgrade for some Megahertz 56K XJ1560 and CC1560 PC card modems will sometimes cause the modems to become inoperable. Only about twenty modems have been affected, but 3Com is withdrawing the upgrade pending investigation.
With any firmware upgrade there is a risk of frying the modem. Be sure to quit all other applications before executing a firmware upgrade. You may also want to disable your screensaver, fax software, or any other software that may activate during the upgrade process. 3Com believes that laptops operating on diminished battery power may be responsible for the problems experienced by Megahertz customers.
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