Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:41:04 +0200 (CEST) | From | David Weinehall <> | Subject | Re: Turning lucent winmodem into soundcard (RT-Linux -when?) |
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On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Steve Underwood wrote: > > When you use a laptop modem (or any other modem) outside the > > country/region in which it was sold you have no homologation approval. > > Depending on local regulations you may be breaking the law. Of course, the > > reality of travel today means everyone ignores this fact, and just plugs > > in to their hotel phone socket. > > If it is illegal, I wonder why mainstream stores are permitted to sell > "international traveller" modem kits with adapters for a wide range of > countries..
Probably because selling adapters isn't illegal, while using them are...
<risk for flames from US people> Kinda like with weapons; it's legal to own weapons (in countries with normal legislation handguns & rifles; in the US also semi-automatic thingies and other bizarre stuff), but it sure as hell ain't allowed to kill people with them... </risk for flames from US people>
Oh, and if it's legal to use something in your country, but illegal in another, should you forbid it in your country too, because someone might use it in another country? I think not...
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