US Robotics Modems

Yesterday evening while on-line I heard an ominous pop only to discover that my US Robotics Sportster Voice 56K Faxmodem had bit the dust. Not to worry though as it came with a life time warranty. So today I called US Robotics to get warranty service and was told no deal, I had purchased the modem to work under win95 and as I was now using Linux, an UNSUPPORTED OS, my warranty was null and void! The warranty was only going to be acknowledged if I was using windows. So a heads up to any considering purchase of a U S Robotics product. If you aren't running windows, its doesn't come with a warranty; a bit too much redmond for my taste! dave