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- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 16:12:59 -0500
- From: Robert A. Carolina <rac@intercon.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: UK - US Compatible?
- Message-ID: <telecom12.680.8@eecs.nwu.edu>
- Organization: TELECOM Digest
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 680, Message 8 of 9
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- Hello all,
-
- I am moving to the UK next month and would apreciate some
- advice/information about electronics compatability. In addition to
- the issues raised below, I would be grateful if you send replies along
- with any advice or tips via Internet email to:
-
- rac@intercon.com
-
- 1. Will my phones work in the UK? I have a couple of phones with
- RJ-11 jacks and my own wire splicing kit. Do they use RJ-11 jacks in
- the UK? Are the voltages, etc, compatible? Will British Telecom come
- and arrest me if I install my own phones? Do I need to pay any extra
- fee to use a modem?
-
- 2. Is my nice new Mitsubishi color TV going to work in the UK? I have
- heard that the broadcast standards are completely incompatible and I
- must purchase a new TV in the UK. (Yes, I am aware of the 75.00 pound
- Sterling annual tax on color TV's.)
-
- 3. Will my other electronic gadgets work allright with the proper
- transformer? For example, my CD player? Will a US CD player be
- compatible with an amplifier purchased in the UK?
-
- Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have.
-
-
- Rob Carolina
- Assistant Corporate Counsel
- InterCon Systems Corporation
- 950 Herndon Pkwy, Suite 420
- Herndon, VA 22070 USA
- 703.709.5500 703.709.5521 (direct dial)
- 703.709.5555 (fax) Internet email: rac@intercon.com
-
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