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- From: speton@monitor.CS.ORST.EDU (Jean-Guy Speton)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: My Boca V.FC needs help!
- Date: 4 Apr 1996 22:29:35 GMT
- Organization: Oregon State University, College of Engineering
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- Message-ID: <4k1igf$5gg@engr.orst.edu>
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- BjÜrn Buckwalter-Mobèck (ru1000@bf.orebro.se) wrote:
- : In article <4jk5gu$3j0@engr.orst.edu>,
- : speton@monitor.CS.ORST.EDU (Jean-Guy Speton) wrote:
-
- : >Some time ago my Boca 28.8 V.FC modem stopped working with a strange
- : >problem: when I turn it on, the TM and AA lights are the only lights
- : >to light up (and they stay lit) and the modem doesn't respond to any
- : >AT commands. Am I correct is assessing that the modem is stuck in
- : >'test mode'?
- : >
- : >Is there anything I can do to fix the modem? I've given up on Boca's
- : >tech support: it's a toll call and they always have me on hold for
- : >upwards of 45 mins. It's getting to the point where it'd be cheaper
- : >to buy a new 28.8 than to pay the phone bills. Thus I appeal to the
- : >net, my last resort.
- : >
- : >If anyone has any advice or suggestions I'd be very thankful to hear
- : >them. Right now the modem is as good as a paperweight so I'm willing
- : >to try ANYTHING.
-
- : A friend of mine had a similar problem with his Boca-modem. The reason for
- : that was that his serial-cord was broken.
-
- I'm using another modem on the same serial port with no problems. I'm
- almost 100% certain it's not the serial port.
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