[wellylug] Linuxant gone commercial!!!

[Rob Stockley]

On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 07:33, Tony Booth wrote:
> > From: Sam [mailto:sam at plaz.net.nz] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, 29 October 2003 6:13 p.m.
> >
> > A conexant 56k modem from Gyrotech
> (http://www.gyrotech.co.nz/modems.htm)
> > costs $24.19, including GST.
> >
> > www.xe.com tells me that USD 15 is NZD 24.45.
> > They expect people to pay more for the driver than for the hardware
> itself?
> 
> Alternatively, you could buy a non-winmodem.  That -- with a few
> exceptions -- seems to mean using an external modem, which will set you
> back circa NZ$100.  So I guess linuxant are pretty sharp in setting the
> price point at half that.  It's not good ethics, but it is good
> business.
> 
My last external 56k modem cost $23 incl postage - 2nd hand mind you.
With ppl moving to ADSL this could happen more often. 

I've got ADSL now :-) But I think I'll keep the modem as a backup.