Re: Announcing K56flex Modems and Ascend MAX Availability (fwd)

Joe Sasek (sasek@livingston.com)
Tue, 15 Apr 1997 17:48:36 -0700

Thanks Sherwood for pointing this out. This same address B_Potts@msn.com
was used to spam portmaster-users a while back offering the MaxUp program
from Ascend. The idiot (uh marketing person) who did this assumed that the
customer base would never figure it out. Again thank goodness for clueful
customers!

We will update the list shortly relative to progress on our 56K development.

Regards,

Joe

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>Now another reason to start disliking Ascends other than $$$ > >Lovely spam, from nil.ni.net, which does not exist...and I'm not sure the >affiliation of ni.net aka: > >Network Intensive, a division of Compute Intensive Inc. (NI3-DOM) > 8001 Irvine Center Dr. Suite 1130 > Irvine, CA 92718 > >with Ascend, but to those from Ascend on this list please let them know it >is _NOT_ appreciated. > >Thank you for the list's time... > >I have notated comments below... > >-- >Aloha, > >Sherwood > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 09:25:24 -0700 (PDT) >From: B_Potts@msn.com >To: spekelo@iav.com >Subject: Announcing K56flex Modems and Ascend MAX Availability > >Sherwoood, > >The K56Flex partners, who represent 80% of the modem industry, are >announcing K56flex product availability. Ascend as well as AST, Best >Data, Boca Research, Compaq, Diamond Multimedia, Hayes, Hewlett >Packard, IBM, Lucent, Motorola, Phillips, Rockwell, TDK Systems, >Toshiba, Xircom, and Zoom have K56flex products. > > >%%notice no mention of other ISP vendors, well maybe Hayes, but they're in >there moreso due to their 2 or is it now 3 Modem subsidiaries..%% > >$50 Million Dollar Launch directing buyers to the K56flex ISP POP web Directory > >The K56flex partners are rolling out a massive launch of >K56flex products: advertising in TV, radio, print, direct mail, and >retail information kiosks. The major message directs buyers to the >K56flex ISP POP Directory. The K56flex POP Directory is organized by >area code, listing each K56flex POP and provides hot-links to each >K56flex ISP. > >Millions of K56flex subscribers are looking for you > >The directory will be hosted by all K56flex members and promoted >heavily to their 20+ million current installed base. Over a million >hardcopy versions of the directory will be available in magazines and >retail outlets. ISPs acting now to support K56flex will be the first >listings in the directory for millions of subscribers to call. > >Ascend MAX Products > >To be included in the directory, you must offer K56flex access at one >or more of your POPs. So you need to upgrade your current MAX with >K56flex modems or purchase/lease a new Ascend MAX. The new MAX product >line now offers the best price/port in the industry. > >%%I don't have a MAX so why send me this then? Will they give me one for >free?%% > >Deadline: first in gets most > >%%most what? I didn't cut this message at all... makes me wonder about >their proof-reading%% > >Initial release of the K56flex ISP POP Directory will be in early May >and updated nightly. Simply send in your application form (on our web >site) with your proof of purchase for deploying K56Flex in your POP. > >%%Woohooo let me sign up without even having an Ascend product ;) and >since I will have a K56Flex product I _AM_ entitled to a listing in the >directory, aren't I?? Please let me know before Thursday. Otherwise, >I'm sending in my FAX!! %% > >Get the facts at ascend.com/isp/ ........................... > or call our ISP support team at 1.800.621.9578, option7 > >%%AHHHAHAHHA Ascend reps, better get this guy to get the right URL%% > >- 56Kflex ISP POP Directory Application Form >- K56Flex $50M Promotion Rollout >- Market Positioning: K56Flex vs. x2 >- New Ascend K56flex product line > >*** K56flex is here...ride the wave! *** > >%%I WILL!%% 8) > > > ___________________________________________________________ Livingston Enterprises 4464 Willow Road Joe Sasek Pleasanton, CA 94588-8519 V.P of Sales & Marketing http://www.livingston.com/ (510)737-2100 (Voice) (510) 426-8951 (Fax) Email joe@livingston.com ___________________________________________________________