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- From: Richard.Town@f235.n254.z2.fidonet.org (Richard Town)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Do UK and US have same telephone system?
- Date: 16 Feb 96 19:07:08
- Organization: Barney's Rubble
- Message-ID: <289_9602180617@fidouk.fidonet.org>
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- -=> Quoting Ismail bin Mustapha to All <=-
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- IbM> Can anyone tell me if a modem bought in US work in UK and vice-versa?
- IbM> (I know about the difference in supply voltage).
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- Yes. But if it's a US _domestic_ modem it wont recognise UK busy
- If you get a modem based on Rockwell's Worldwide chipset, it will
- Just change the configuration by a onetime init string.
- Zoom Worldwide and Supra 288 have up to 20 country configs already
- stored
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- You'll also need a US to UK 'phone lead... about £3 over here.
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- rgdZ
- Richard
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