linton@engr.uky.edu (Tracy Gust) (09/14/88)
I have a Commodore 1670 Hayes-compat 1200 baud modem with my 64.
Ever since I bought this modem a year ago, it has had the habit
of pre-maturely answering the telephone that is hooked up to it.
In other words, if I am playing a video game and the phone rings,
the modem will answer and treat the caller to computer whistling.
I have gone through the book looking for a way to shut off this
auto-answer, but the book doesn't mention a way of doing it via
dip-switches, just the AT command for when you are running a
communications program. This isn't the only problem I am having.
If I pick up the phone itself to make a phone call, and the
computer is on, the modem will dial with me and about half way
through the dialing process start whistling. I can understand
that happening if maybe I am running a communications program,
but the crazy modem does it when in BASIC mode or running a game.
I have many friends with Hayes-compat modems (not commmodore) and
they don't have this problem. Is it something typical of Commodore
modems, or do i have a modem with a mind of its own? Anyone else
have this problem?
Tracy
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BITNET: cn0001pl@UKCC chad@lakesys.UUCP (Chad Gibbons) (09/15/88)
In article <2661@ukecc.engr.uky.edu> linton@engr.uky.edu (Tracy Gust) writes: | | I have a Commodore 1670 Hayes-compat 1200 baud modem with my 64. | Ever since I bought this modem a year ago, it has had the habit | of pre-maturely answering the telephone that is hooked up to it. | In other words, if I am playing a video game and the phone rings, | the modem will answer and treat the caller to computer whistling. | I have gone through the book looking for a way to shut off this | auto-answer, but the book doesn't mention a way of doing it via | dip-switches, just the AT command for when you are running a | communications program. This isn't the only problem I am having. | If I pick up the phone itself to make a phone call, and the | computer is on, the modem will dial with me and about half way | through the dialing process start whistling. I can understand | that happening if maybe I am running a communications program, | but the crazy modem does it when in BASIC mode or running a game. Every 1670 model modem I have ever used has been the same. It suffers from being too sensitive, and a host of other problems. The best thing to do is everytime you turn on your computer send this basic command: open2,2,0,chr$(6),"ats0=0":close2 This is the correct open statement, but feel free to correct me if I am wrong. This is generally the best way to turn off the answering mechanism of the modem, save unplugging the modem, or disconnecting the line from it. The 1670 isn't really "Hayes compatible" per se. It suffers too many problems and has too many bugs to be considered such. It only has about half the command set; commands have to be in upper case (at least on all the modems I have seen); it's too sensitive; and generally has a terrible speaker. Considering everything, it's a great idea to just buy a Hayes modem itself, and then buy a $40 interface. All in all, it solves alot of problems. -- Chad Gibbons | System addresses: 1750 N. Hi-Mount Blvd. | UUCP: {backbone,uunet}!marque!lakesys!chad Milwaukee, WI 53208 | DOMAIN: chad@lakesys.UUCP (414)/453-9854 | -- "God is a trademark of AT&T Bell Labs"
emjay@dasys1.UUCP (Michael J. Lavery) (09/15/88)
In article <2661@ukecc.engr.uky.edu> linton@engr.uky.edu (Tracy Gust) writes: > > I have a Commodore 1670 Hayes-compat 1200 baud modem with my 64. > Ever since I bought this modem a year ago, it has had the habit > of pre-maturely answering the telephone that is hooked up to it. > > I have many friends with Hayes-compat modems (not commmodore) and > they don't have this problem. Is it something typical of Commodore > modems, or do i have a modem with a mind of its own? Anyone else > have this problem? > The problem you mention is one that is true of the early 1670 modems. The 1670 is only partly Hayes compatable. The early 1670's (which appears to be yours and mine) disable auto-answer only by use of an AT command. Current 1670's do have a dip-switch to disable. As an aside, only a few of the "Hayes" commands were put in when the modem was released, but the cost was $170-190 compaired with a then Hayes cost of $400+. Part of this is a function of the economics. -- Michael J. Lavery Big Electric Cat Public UNIX ..!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!emjay
Doug-128@cup.portal.com (10/10/88)
Tracy I use that modem with a 128 and the problem is, it doesn't have an on/off switch as do some other Hayes modems for other computers. I just unplug the phone cord at the wallplug on mine because its right behind the computer. Real convenient. I have also seen programs in magazines which you run BEFORE using your computer that keeps the modem from answering while you are using the puter for things other than telecomputing. Check around. Maybe you can find one of these. Doug