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- From: flavell@v2.ph.gla.ac.uk (Alan J. Flavell)
- Subject: Re: How to get modem to work in the UK
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- Organization: High Energy Physics - Glasgow University - UK
- References: <4kl9oq$sbi@helios.ccunix.ccu.edu.tw>
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 22:34:45 GMT
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- In article <4kl9oq$sbi@helios.ccunix.ccu.edu.tw>, pytms@ccunix.ccu.edu.tw (Jerry Seligman) writes:
- >On a previous trip to the UK I was unable to get my modem to work. The thing
- >just wouldn't dial.
- ...
- >(both purchased in the US)
-
- I'd guess it didn't recogni[zs]e dialtone. Tell it to pause and then
- dial blind without waiting for dialtone. Check the manual to see
- what the sequence is for that - there is a fair amount of standardisation
- but RTFM is always best.
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- Alan
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