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- From: dborgel@fox.nstn.ca (Darin Borgel)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Help with Compaq
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 14:14:36 GMT
- Organization: Nova Scotia Technology Network
- Message-ID: <4ghtq2$b50@news.nstn.ca>
- References: <4gfgkp$9if@porthos.phoenixat.com>
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- pat@phoenixat.com (pat) wrote:
-
- >Can anyone tell me how to get a compaq presario to connect to an ISP using
- >trumpet winsock. We have tried unsuccessfully for days. We even used a few
- >external modems and they didn't work either. We know several people with
- >compaq's and they are having the same problem.
-
- I have a Presario 720 with the built-in 14.4 data/fax/voice modem and
- it's always worked flawlessly for me using Trumpet Winsock. I suspect
- the problem may be in the configuration of Trumpet Winsock, which in
- my experience is a very finicky program to get working properly.
-
- >Compaq won't help without charging a $34.95 fee to talk to tech support, even
- >though the machine is under warranty. They say they don't even know what
- >type modem is in the machine. We have tried every init string we could
- >get our hands on, nothing.
-
- This new policy of Compaq is definitely peevesome. Prior to this
- change, which is fairly recent, their technical support was excellent.
-
- >If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
-
- I no longer use Trumpet Winsock ( I use the Win95 dialup adapter.
- *much* better than Trumpet IMHO) so I can't help. I do remember I had
- a heck of a time getting a script file to work properly and
- consistently with Trumpet.
-
- Good luck.
-
- Darin
-
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