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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: US Robotics - Where to download flash upgrades?
- Date: 27 Feb 1996 11:59:06 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
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- Jay Thomas (jayt@friday.houston.net) wrote:
- : Rigor@clever.net (Matt Fox) wrote:
- :
- : >1. Caller ID (CLID)
- : >--------------------
- :
- : >Caller ID is NOT supported on daughterboard Courier modems. Only single board
- : >Courier modems support Caller ID. Owners of daughterboard Couriers may
- : >have their modem modified with a hardware change to support caller ID for a
- : >fee of $24.95. Please call Customer Support on 1 800 550 7800 for details.
- :
- : I was quoted a turnaround time of 14 to 21 days for the aforementioned
- : mod. I suspect all that is necessary is a couple of capacitors or
- : capacitor-resistor networks across the line relay normally open
- : switching contacts so that the CID data burst can be "heard" by the
- : modem without having to "answer" the line.
- :
- : Anybody had this done yet or know the values of the necessary
- : components?
-
- You are close, it is a "network" (a resistor and capacitor) across 2 pins
- of a chip on the main board. However, it voids the warranty on the unit
- to do it yourself.
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