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- From: hoffmeis@enterprise.america.com (Edward Hoffmeister)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: US Modems in France
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- Date: 18 Feb 1996 16:55:04 -0500
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- Cheng-Jih Chen (cjc7@aloha.cc.columbia.edu) wrote:
- : I may be in Lille, France, sometime soon, and would like to use the
- : 14.4 New Media fax modem on my Toshiba laptop there. Are there any
- : issues I should be aware of in terms of modem settings or connectors?
- : The modem worked fine in Germany last year.
-
- most likely you will need a plug adapter. check the duty free shop at
- your airport where you will be going through customs. (but since you
- probably can't get in until flight time, you would probably have to call.)
-
- alternatively luggage shops, and phone stores should also be good places
- to check.
-
- also, check your laptop power supply, if it is rated for 110 to 240 volts
- 50 to 60 hz, you will need a simply socket adapter, otherwise you will
- need a transformer AND the adapter IF the voltage in the country you are
- going is outside of what your power supply can handle.
-
- one possable problem, a different sound sound for ring and busy might
- confuse your modem.
-