brb@falcon.is (Bjorn R. Bjornsson) (05/28/91)
I have 2 Telebit T2500 modems which I'm evaluating. These are the Danish version of the T2500. The modems come with a manual addendum that describes how the Nordic models differ from the standard T2500. The Danish, Norwegian and Swedish versions ALWAYS wait for a dialtone before dialing. Apparently this means that absolutely no dialing takes place EVER until a dialtone is present and indeed I have been unable to dial out our telephone exchange. Considering the usual configuration of exchanges here, these "features" make the Nordic T2500's unattractive to say the least. So here's my question: Is there anything I can do to remedy the situation? Change a jumper? Get new roms? Thanks, Bjorn R. Bjornsson brb@falcon.is
gandrews@netcom.COM (Greg Andrews) (06/01/91)
In article <898@falcon.is> brb@falcon.is (Bjorn R. Bjornsson) writes: >I have 2 Telebit T2500 modems which I'm evaluating. These >are the Danish version of the T2500. The modems come with >a manual addendum that describes how the Nordic models >differ from the standard T2500. The Danish, Norwegian >and Swedish versions ALWAYS wait for a dialtone before >dialing. Apparently this means that absolutely no dialing >takes place EVER until a dialtone is present and indeed >I have been unable to dial out our telephone exchange. >Considering the usual configuration of exchanges here, >these "features" make the Nordic T2500's unattractive >to say the least. > >So here's my question: Is there anything I can do to >remedy the situation? Change a jumper? Get new roms? > I'm afraid not. The Danish authorities set the dialtone requirements and the modem must meet those requirements to gain approval. If the modem doesn't hear a dial tone, it's not supposed to dial. Perhaps you could talk with the distributor who supplied the modems to you, or to the Telebit office in Luxembourg to see if there's any way to let the modem recognize the dial tone your exchange uses. > brb@falcon.is -- .------------------------------------------------------------------------. | Greg Andrews | UUCP: {apple,amdahl,claris}!netcom!gandrews | | | Internet: gandrews@netcom.COM | `------------------------------------------------------------------------'