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- From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
- Subject: Re: modem schematics
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.231114.10144@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- Reply-To: 70465.203@compuserve.com
- Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
- References: <85917@netnews.upenn.edu> <5-4mmdk.wolfgang@netcom.com> <1992Aug12.190633.13440@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 23:11:14 GMT
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- aduell@nyx.cs.du.edu (Tony Duell) writes:
-
- >Now for a pet flame about a Modem Manufacturer and a question
- >I have a Dowty Quattro 2400 bps modem. I, too wanted the schematic. When I
- >phoned up Dowty, they said 'People who buy our products are not capable of
- >repairing them' . I have been doing electronics for 20 years, digital for
- >15 years. I am capable of repairing all the rest of my computer hardware
- >(including a DEC PDP11/45 with over 2000 IC's). Why is the modem so
- >difficult? Why do Dowty insult their customers like that?. Anyway, does
-
- Dowty *had* to tell you that. Per FCC regs, *you* cannot repair their
- modem. Only one of the manufacturers authorized service techs can.
-
- The same goes for *anything* that connects to a phone line. Also,
- if *you* repair it and due to a goof it causes a problem with the
- phone system, the phone company can go after *you*. I doubt you'd
- cause any problems, but the law is intended to prevent Joe Hacker
- from attaching a homebuilt device to the phone system.
-
- This is not any different from the situation wit radio transmitters.
- If you aren't licensed or at least a manufacters service tech, you
- *cannot* legally work on it.
-
- --
- Leonard Erickson leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com
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