I remember the 56K (56Flex, and the other one by 3Com) modem standard wasn't set yet. My ISP had 3Com gear and I was using a different chip so the fastest speed

I remember the 56K (56Flex, and the other one by 3Com) modem standard wasn't set yet. My ISP had 3Com gear and I was using a different chip so the fastest speed possible 33.6k. Some ISPs had 2 numbers so you could get in the right pool for your chipset. Back in 2004 I saw some of the first draft-n routers and decided to hold off buying until a standard arriver. I didn't think it would take 5 years. I'm sort of glad I didn't buy at the time because I doubt those early models, despite saying they were upgradeable, would have the hardware to meet the spec. I doubt the manufacturer even cares anymore and EOLed a lot of them.