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- Phone Number List Details (node.txt)
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- Note: V.FC-28.8K modem owners. In most cases if you are
- calling our US or Canada Toll Free number you will not be
- able to run your modem at speeds over 19200. Please see
- note at bottom.
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- Use this list to select the phone number
- to access the WinNET server.
-
- Options:
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- - U.S. Toll Free
- For all modem customers in the United
- States except for those in the Louisville,
- Kentucky, local calling area. The phone number
- used is 1-800-800-1482.
-
- Toll Free access includes Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
- Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Jamaica.
-
- All modem speeds: 1200, 2400, 9600, 14.4K, and
- 28.8K are supported.
-
- See note at bottom regarding 28.8K V.FC modems.
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- - U.S. Toll Free ISDN
- For ISDN, 64KB, calls. The number used is
- 1-800-235-3031.
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- - Canada Toll Free
- For all customers in Canada for all modem speeds.
- The phone number used is 1-800-284-6599.
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- See note at bottom regarding 28.8K V.FC modems.
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- - Louisville, KY, Local Area
- For customers in the Lousiville, KY, local calling
- area. The phone number used is 589-4131.
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- - Louisville, KY, Local Area ISDN
- For ISDN phone customers in the Lousiville, KY,
- local calling area. The phone number used is
- 589-0200.
-
- - Long Distance Direct Dial
- For customers outside of the United States or for
- anyone in the US wishing to dial by long distance.
- The phone number included here is 1-502-589-4131.
-
- For customers calling outside of the US, you may
- need to use a US country code or other prefix
- digits. The 1 that begins this number is a dialing
- code used in North America to place a long
- distance call. You may need to alter this number a
- little on the Communications Parameters screen to
- place a call from your country. The US Area Code
- (city code) and phone number is: (502) 589-4131.
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- - Long Distance Direct Dial ISDN
- For ISDN Customers outside the US or those wanting
- to dial by long distance. The phone number
- included here is 1-502-589-0200.
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- A Note about V.FC-28.8 Modems.
- Prior to the adoption of the current V.34 28.8K speed modem
- standard there existed an industry created temporary standard
- for 28.8K BPS modems called V.FC. Many modem manufacturers
- adopted this standard.
-
- Rockwell International makes the basic chips that go into
- most manufacturer's modems. Their V.FC chips have a bug in
- them that causes problems when trying to connect to our
- service over the Toll Free 800 number lines. These lines
- are exceptionally noise free and this just happens to trip
- this bug. The effect is that these modems when trying to
- connect at 28.8K will not connect at all.
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- This problem can be avoided by setting WinNET's interface
- speed to 19200. This will prevent the V.FC modem from
- trying to connect at the higher speed. The result will be
- a stable 14.4K connection.
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- Most modem manufacturers have a program to upgrade V.FC
- 28.8K modems to V.34 28.8K modems. If you have a V.FC we
- strongly recommend that you contact the modem manufacturer
- and get the upgrade.
-
- The largest modem manufacturer that doesn't use the
- Rockwell chip set is US Robotics. Rockwell does make the
- chipset for Hayes, Boca, Zoom, and many other modem brands.
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