Re: [Sheflug] no dial tone?...

["wulfie" <nospam [at] wulfric7.co.uk>]

(1) analogue modems will not work with digital phone lines (common in
offices)
(2) if you have call forwarding, divert etc set on a line which produces an
intermittent dial tone it will also fail, a constant tone is required.

Paul.

> Well, why I decided to get a new modem - the old one since recently
> started reporting 'no dial tone' first occasionally and since last Friday
> - permanently (home BT line). I phoned BT, they checked the line - fine -
> and said that it's my modem / computer / ... that's faulty. I took it to
> the University, plugged it in - same - no dial tone... Ok, I just went and
> bought a new external modem... Tried it here in the office - same - no
> dial tone... What's going on? Any experience with this?
>
> Thanks
> Guennadi


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