Martin.Scharnke@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Martin Scharnke) (04/22/91)
In May or June last year I purchased a Falcon 2400 bps modem from a
local supplier, noting that it was manufactured in the US, and complied
with all required standards. For a few months (certainly longer than the
3 month warranty) it worked just fine.
More recently it has been exceedingly tempermental. Once in every 9 or
10 attempts the DTR light will come up when my PC asserts DTR.
Using the modem doctor software (shareware) that a friend lent me I
discovered that the problem has to be the modem, and that perhaps the
main microprocessor has bit the dust.
I have noticed that all of the silicon inside is manufactured in Taiwan :-{
What I'd like to know ---
* Has anyone else out there got such a modem?
* Have you had any difficulty with it?
* And is there an easy fix?
I don't read this newsgroup, so could you please e-mail in reply. Please
also note that as I live in Wellington, New Zealand, calling and asking
the manufacturers is impractical, as well as unlikely to be of any
help.
Any assistance would be much appreciated...
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Can any reader please help me...
I have a Falcon (proudly made in the US) 2400 modem which I purchase 10
months or so ago. 3 month warranty expired, and the shop I purchased
from is just an importer.
Of late it's been giving me some trouble:
* On the rare occasions that DTR assertion actually brings on the
Terminal Ready light on the modem these days, it only performs correctly
for a short period of time (say 5 minutes).
* Most of the time, the DTR light on the modem just stays off. A hard
reset of the modem (and my PC) doesn't help.
* I managed to get the modem doctor software from a friend, which told
me that everything was fine except my modem.
* I have used 3 different cables, which all used to work just fine, now
none do.
I have noticed that all the silion is actually made in Aisa
(Taiwan I think :-{ )
So - can anybody say they've had exerience with this brand of modem, and
can anybody help me? I don't read this newsgroup, so perhaps you could
e-mail me if you can help? Thanks in anticipation:
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