--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3U00001 Date: 03/22/95 From: CHUMA AGBODIKE Time: 04:56am \/To: JAMES MCORMOND (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: Why Zyxel... On Mar/19/95, James McOrmond of 1:102/903 wrote: JM> Actually, there are very few cities in Canada that don't have ISDN JM> available, its just that the people that seem to know the least about the JM> technology, are the people working at the phone companies. JM> This seems to be a uniform thing though, its the same all over the States JM> as well. The only companies that seem to have a clue, are some of the JM> European phone companies. Not quite. There are very knowledgeable ISDN techs all over the U.S. There are communities being wired for ISDN as we speak. Someone is doing hem. A tech around here Chatsworth, Calif who works for a tel co, even does good business on the side installing ISDN for a commission on the service, equipment and so on. He sells ISDN stuff from ADTRAN, Motorola, IBM, DIGIboard and a few others. Drop shipped and as soon as the equipment arrives he does his thing. Last week he installed 12 hookups for customers ranging form a writer to a retired nurse. I asked. What is the retired nurse doing with all that band width? Downloads a lot of freely available research material and then sends to South America. Interesting... Chuma --- Msgedsq 2.2e * Origin: Third World, Chatsworth, Ca. (818) 700-9591 (1:102/803) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3U00002 Date: 03/17/95 From: ROBERT BLEUMER Time: 10:27am \/To: STEPHEN HENDRICKS (Read 4 times) Subj: Zyxel survey & 't' Hello Stephen! On Wednesday March 15 1995, Stephen Hendricks writes to Styx Allum: SH> Zyxel is apparantly charting a new course. Their new modems with ISDN SH> support will take them substantially out of the bbs/retail market. ut.. SH> the bbs market has lost most of it's influence on buyers with the SH> proliferation of rockwell based modems. The low end modems have created a SH> situation where Zyxel may find it hard to continue to make the effort to SH> support sysops as they have in the past since it can not be assumed that SH> anything selling for more than $200-$300 will get any attention now. It's a very correct move. According to German telecom, the ISDN market in Germany for 1995 will be about US$ 4.000.000.000 big. I understand they want to be getting a piece of that cake. Also, getting established here, will give them a headstart once the US ISDN market takes off. And believe me, it will. Greetings, Robert --- Tear here --- * Origin: Miami Beach BBS - Nijmegen Nl - 080-732083 - ZyX 19K2 (2:284/608) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3U00003 Date: 03/17/95 From: ROBERT BLEUMER Time: 02:27pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: USA: ZyXEL Upgrade/Pricing Announcement ============================================================================= * Forwarded by Robert Bleumer (2:284/608) * Area : ZYXEL.028 (FIDO-NL : Zyxel Area) * From : Tjipke de Vries, 2:280/704 (Wednesday March 15 1995 18:43) * To : All * Subj : USA: ZyXEL Upgrade/Pricing Announcement ============================================================================= Dag All! De ZyXEL upgrade schijnt er dan nu toch echt aan te komen: onderstaand vond ik in comp.dcom.modems, het upgrade-verhaal voor de Amerikaanse markt. Gisteren heb ik met Excel Technology (Ned. importeur) gebeld, die mij wisten te vertellen dat de eerste nieuwe ZyXEL's eind van deze maand verwacht werden. Upgrade-mogelijkheden voor de Nederlandse markt worden t.z.t. door Excel in verschillende computerbladen bekend gemaakt. ============================================================================= * Doorgestuurd door Tjipke de Vries (2:280/704) * Area : COMP.DCOM.MODEMS (USE Modems forum ) * Van : Brent Mosbrook (brentm@zyxel.com) * Aan : All * Betr.: ZyXEL Upgrade/Pricing Announcement ============================================================================= The following information applies to ZyXEL modems purchased in North and South America. All other ZyXEL customers should consult their local distributor for pricing/upgrade information. ZyXEL Elite 2864 Series Retail Pricing -------------------------------------- Elite 2864 $549 LED, 2 wire dialup/leased line Elite 2864L $649 LED, 2/4 wire leased line Elite 2864I (S/T) $699 LED, ISDN (S/T interface) Elite 2864I (U) $749 LED, ISDN (U interface) OPTIONS ------- Analog Module $99 connects to analog/POTS line Leased Line Module $149 upgrade to 4 wire leased line ISDN (S/T) $199 without NT-1 interface ISDN (U) $249 with NT-1 interface PRODUCT RELEASE --------------- The release of ZyXEL V.34/ISDN products will commence with a Wide Area Beta Program. These modems will be offered at a considerably reduced price to qualified testers only. Details of the Beta Program will follow with a separate announcement to be released the last week in March. UPGRADE POLICY -------------- For upgrading current modems to the Elite V.34/ISDN models, ZyXEL users may choose one of two options: "Upgrade/Trade-In" Option. Users may send in their current modem, and ZyXEL will replace the modem with an Elite V.34/ISDN model at prices listed below. or "Upgrade/Keep" Option. Users may simply keep their current modem and urchase an Elite V.34/ISDN model at the special prices listed below. SPECIAL NOTE TO S AND S+ OWNERS ------------------------------- ZyXEL V.34/ISDN LCD modems and pricing are not yet availiable, but U-1496S and U-1496S+ owners have the opportunity to take advantage of both the "Trade-In option" and the "Keep option". Now, U-1496S and U-1496S+ owners may purchase an Elite V.34/ISDN LED model at the "Upgrade/Keep" prices listed below. Later, when the LCD models do become available, U-1496S and U-1496S+ owners will have the option of trading in their U-1496S and U-1496S+ modems for a ZyXEL V.34/ISDN LCD model. "UPGRADE/TRADE-IN" OPTION PRICING --------------------------------- From To Elite 2864 Elite 2864I (S/T) Elite 2864I (U) 1496E+ $249 $399 $449 1496E $299 $449 $499 1496B+ $269 $419 $469 1496B $319 $469 $519 "UPGRADE/KEEP" OPTION PRICING ----------------------------- Elite 2864 $439 Elite 2864I (S/T) $559 Elite 2864I (U) $599 Above pricing does not include shipping costs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions regarding the above information, please direct them to: Sales Department: Technical Support: 800-255-4101 714-693-0808 714-693-0808 tech@zyxel.com sales@zyxel.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- updated spec sheets are available from our WWW site: URL: http://www.zyxel.com -- Brent Mosbrook brentm@zyxel.com Product Development, ZyXEL voice - 714-693-0808 WWW - http://www.zyxel.com BBS - 714-693-0762 FTP - ftp.zyxel.com /pub/other/zyxel Fax - 714-693-8811 -+- + Origin: DataServer BBS * Usenet <-> Fidonet gateway (2:280/704.99) ============================================================================= -!- GoldED/2 2.50.A0307+ ! Origin: DataServer BBS * Almere - NL * V34/ISDN * +31-36-5347189 (2:280/704) ============================================================================= Hello All! Greetings, Robert --- Tear here --- * Origin: Miami Beach BBS - Nijmegen Nl - 080-732083 - ZyX 19K2 (2:284/608)