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- From: ted@mnsinc.com (Ted Schwind)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Dolly Parton on the Phone Lines
- Date: 11 Mar 1996 19:52:07 GMT
- Organization: Intelsat
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- Here's my situation:
-
- My USR v.34 Courier Modem drops carrier 8 out of 10 times within a minute of
- connection. Most often, all lights come on as expected, but immediately my MR
- light will go out as if it's retraining. Those connections that are successful
- have the MR light going on and off a couple of times a minute until I drop the
- connection. I'm connecting to USR Sportsters, Hayes Optimas and AT&T modems,
- but there is no difference.
-
- A couple of days ago, while the modem on the other end was not picking up, I
- noticed music coming from the modem's speaker. It was Dolly Parton singing
- 'Why'd you come in here looking like that'. OK, I have nothing against country
- or Dolly, but not from my modem's speaker.
-
- I have 2 lines, with music on both.
- I have used WIN95 TCP/IP and Trumpets Winsock, same problem.
- No other communication devices are on the lines or modem.
- On one line the phone company put .02mf capacitors on both wires, no change.
-
- I can hear the radio station bleed onto other frequencies quite often when
- listening to the radio.
-
- I now have to borrow another 28.8 modem to see if Courier is the culprit.
-
- Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated.
-
- ted
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