root@conexch.UUCP (Larry Dighera) (10/12/89)
<In article <1989Sep17.182159.12101@trevan.uucp> trevor@trevan.uucp (Trevor J. Harris) writes: <> <>Please could somebody recomend a good (cheap) mail order company for Telibit <>modems. The T1000, T2000, and T2500 are not available in the UK so I <>would like to order direct. <> regards trevor <>Trevor J. Harris ukc!trevan!trevor < <Many mail order companies are reluctant to ship overseas due to the <difficulty of obtaining an export license, securing payment denominated <in US dollars, dealing with Customs agents, Etc. It can be more trouble <than the order is worth. < <I have several clients in Europe, and have become accustomed to the <red tape. As a service to the USENET community, I would be happy to <assist overseas sites in acquiring US products. < <Here are the prices for the Telebit modems you mentioned above: < < T1000 US$795.00 List US$646.00 Your Cost < T2000 US$1,495.00 List US$1,146.00 Your Cost < T2500 US$1,495.00 List US$1,198.00 Your Cost < <The T1000 & T2000 require 120 Volts. Specify 120 or 230 Volt for the T2500. < <In addition to the cost of the goods above, you will be paying some <charges for export/import. Here is a breakdown on a typical order: < < Air Freight US$35.00 < Cartage US$15.00 < Handling US$17.50 < Sight Draft US$25.00 < Messenger US$15.00 < Export Declaration US$5.00 < Insurance US$21.00 < <The usual method of payment is via a Sight Draft; contact your bank regarding <this. Prepayment could save you some. < <To place an order, contact me by E-mail, uucp, or preferably voice: < < E-MAIL: uunet!spsd!conexch!root < UUCP: login: nuucp, no password. < Phone: 1 714 842 6348 1200 baud < Phone: 1 714 842 5851 1200/2400 baud < VOICE: Phone 1 714 842 2862 During business hours PDT (GMT -7) < <Larry Dighera < In article <1989Oct3.174917.1071@larouch.uucp> jparnas@larouch.UUCP (Jacob Parnas) writes: < <I don't think that $1198 is a very good price for the Telebit T2500. I got <a quote from Peripheral Devices in New Jersey for $1015/T2500. I believe <this includes shipping. Peripheral Devices is an authorized Telebit <distributor of Telebit modems. Of course, Jacob fails to point out that you must be a dealer in order to purchase from this distributor. In the event that you are not a Telebit dealer (how many overseas customers are?) this distributor will not be authorized to sell to you at dealer's price. If I can be of service, my offer still stands. Larry Dighera -- USPS: The Consultants' Exchange, PO Box 12100, Santa Ana, CA 92712 TELE: (714) 842-6348: BBS (N81); (714) 842-5851: Xenix guest account (E71) UUCP: conexch Any ACU 2400 17148425851 ogin:-""-ogin:-""-ogin: nuucp UUCP: ...!uunet!spsd!conexch!root || ...!ccicpg!conexch!root
mike@glisten.UUCP (Michael Wendel) (10/13/89)
I must caution you against buying modems in the US for use overseas. One thing that is often overlooked is the different telephone company standards and government regulations. There are usually different (international) versions of the modems for use outside the US. While you may save a few hundred dollars (maybe even $1000) the modem may not be registered in the country (meet the government regulations) and may not hook up to the phone line (we take for granted the RJ11 modular jacks used in the US - this is not the standard internationally). I learned the hard way, trying to install a US domestic modem in Geneva, Switzerland. We had it partially working, but in the end send the modem back to the US, and had one purchased locally (after several weeks of fooling around). The long distance calls alone, used up any potential dollars saved. I recommend you locate a local distributor and pay the price. You will be getting the correct version of the modem and the telco experience from the vendor that is necessary to "plug and play". If you contact Telebit in the US, they will give you the names of distributors in your country. Recently we had our Hong Kong office purchase the T2000, locally in HK. Telebit gave us 2 distributors in HK and explained some pending regulatory approval items that we needed to know. The telebits were not yet approved by the regulating agency for hookup to the HK phone system. What we found out is that in HK, a pro-business environment, the approval was mostly a formality, and we should not run into legal problems. So we took the risk. The people at telebit are on the ball. They also gave us the distributor for our office in the Netherlands.
jparnas@larouch.uucp (Jacob Parnas) (10/15/89)
In article <38736@conexch.UUCP> root@conexch.UUCP (Larry Dighera) writes: >In article <1989Oct3.174917.1071@larouch.uucp> jparnas@larouch.UUCP (Jacob Parnas) writes: >< ><I don't think that $1198 is a very good price for the Telebit T2500. I got ><a quote from Peripheral Devices in New Jersey for $1015/T2500. I believe ><this includes shipping. Peripheral Devices is an authorized Telebit ><distributor of Telebit modems. > >Of course, Jacob fails to point out that you must be a dealer in order >to purchase from this distributor. In the event that you are not a Telebit >dealer (how many overseas customers are?) this distributor will not be >authorized to sell to you at dealer's price. > >If I can be of service, my offer still stands. > >Larry Dighera > It is simply not true that one must be a dealer to qualify for the $1015 price per Telebit T2500 from Peripheral Devices. I'm not a dealer and bought three of them. I "failed to point out that you must be a delaer in order to purchase from this distributor" because YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A DEALER TO PURCHASE FROM THIS DISTRIBUTOR! Could you please enlighten us as to where you came up with the idea that one must be a dealer to purchase from Peripheral Devices. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Jacob M. Parnas | DISCLAIMER: The above message is from | | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Ctr. | me and is not from my employer. IBM | | Arpanet: jparnas@ibm.com | might completely disagree with me. | | Bitnet: jparnas@yktvmx.bitnet \---------------------------------------| | Home: ..!uunet!bywater!acheron!larouch!jparnas | Phone: (914) 945-1635 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------