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- From: sbilling@iastate.edu (Stephen Billingsley)
- Newsgroups: uk.telecom,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: How to get modem to work in the UK
- Date: 13 Apr 1996 04:42:40 GMT
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa USA
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- In article <4kl9oq$sbi@helios.ccunix.ccu.edu.tw>,
- Jerry Seligman <pytms@ccunix.ccu.edu.tw> wrote:
- >On a previous trip to the UK I was unable to get my modem to work. The thing
- >just wouldn't dial. I am to return this summer. Does anyone have an
- >experience with this problem?
- >
- >Global Village Powerpoint Silver v.42 biz fax/modem
- >Macintosh Powerbook 180
- >(both purchased in the US)
-
- I lived in the Glasgow last year and all I had to do was go down to the
- local Tandy store (Radio Shack in the U.S.) and buy a $5 line adapter.
- I also added S0=0 to my modem init string (I'm not a modem expert, and
- don't remember what this does, but I never had a problem with it)
-
- Mac Powerbook 165c
- Supra Express 144plus fax/modem
- (also both purchased in the US)
-
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