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- From: Brian Neenan <brian@brinee.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: uk.telecom,comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: How to get modem to work in the UK
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:36:47 +0100
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- 15th April 1996, J Simpson posted:
- >There are two types of RJ11 to BT phone plug cables sold in the UK.
- >The commonest doesn't work (unless you cut it in two and re-wire it).
- >Most vendors don't know the difference and sell you the commonest,
- >wrong one, which gives NO DIAL TONE. The correct one is sold
- >specifically as a modem, or as a replacement modem cable.
- >
- >The one sold by Tandy, InterTan, Radio Shack in the UK as a Replacement
- >Line Cord 279-7037 -7038 -7039 7040 is one of those that needs
- >rewiring, I think it's used for some phones and fax machines - out
- >of the packet it won't, in spite of having the correct plugs, work
- >with modems.
- >
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- What is the correct wiring sequence?
- Where can you get the correct cable?
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- Thanks.
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- Regards. ~~ ~~
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