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- From: dhaire@gate.net (doug haire)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Dolly Parton on the Phone Lines
- Date: 11 Mar 1996 21:36:21 -0500
- Organization: CyberGate, Inc.
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- Ted Schwind (ted@mnsinc.com) wrote:
- : 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.
-
- If you can hear the music on both lines through your phone, the problem
- is obviously not the modem (after all, it's a modem, not a radio). If the
- phone companyt can hear the music on the lines, tell them to get it
- fixed. If they refuse, call your state regulatory agency. Meanwhile,
- contact the radio station and ask them if they are in compliance with FCC
- regulations concerning their transmitter. Then, finally, call the FCC and
- tell them what you have going on.
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