| From: | Chris Merrell |
| Date: | 16 Aug 2000 at 21:04:03 |
| Subject: | Re: Modem problem |
Hello Neil
On 16-Aug-00, Neil Bullock wrote:
> Just got a modem (no make on the box, 28800 bps - what the hell? I only paid
> for the postage :) for my Amiga. I know it's been used on an Amiga
> previously to me owning it.
> Now, I've got NetConnect 2, and I tried Genesis after setting all the stuff
> up. It didn't even dial, so I gave up. Demo of Miami does dial, however,
> there are two problems.
> 1) When using tone dialing, the tones are all crackly, meaning the modem
> doesn't actually do a great deal when it's finished dialling. I did a sound
> sample to let people hear what it sounds like:
> http://members.tripod.com/bullock_n/dial2.wav
> 2) When I use pulse dialing, or tone dialing (when it works), I get the
> noise found in http://members.tripod.com/bullock_n/dial.wav which just
> continues until the message 'no carrier' is displayed.
The only things I can think of are :
Dodgy serial cable
Dodgy phone lead
Dodgy phone line (do you have trees next to the line from you house?)
The first two are easily resolved by getting new ones
The last one is a matter for you phone company
Hope this helps, or maybe it doesn't?
Regards
Chris Merrell
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