Richard.Milward@samba.acs.unc.edu (Richard Milward) (03/13/91)
Someone in the computer center here wants to know if he'll have any problems using a US-made modem in Japan. Other than possible power-line differences, what are the gotchas? --Richard Milward / network tech / UNC-CH Networking Systems office / 919-962-0002 -- ============================================================================= Extended Bulletin Board Service, Research & Development Office of Information Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill internet: bbs.acs.unc.edu
davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Dave McLane) (03/15/91)
Richard.Milward@samba.acs.unc.edu (Richard Milward) writes: > Someone in the computer center here wants to know if he'll have > any problems using a US-made modem in Japan. Other than possible > power-line differences, what are the gotchas? > --Richard Milward / network tech / UNC-CH > Networking Systems office / 919-962-0002 What US-made modem? One thing for sure, it should be able to handle CCITT answer tones as well as Bell. Another thing to consider is whether it is in the Tokyo area (100 V 50 Hz) or the Kyoto-Osaka area (100 V 60 Hz). For what it's worth, I'm running a Telebit Trailblazer T2500 and a USRobotics Dual Standard with 100 V 60 Hz power without any problem. Another consideration is service: my experience has been that modems are the weakest part of the system and have replace/upgraded quite a few. If you only need up up 2400 BPS MNP 5 I would suggest the OMRON MD24FS5. Goes out the door for 40,000 yen (about US$300) and works well. OMRON also makes a 9600 BPS V.32 model but it goes out the door for about 150,000 yen; expensive but not as much as the T2500, which go for 300,000 yen here in Japan... Hope that helps, --Dave McLane <davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp> ==== The Aegis Society ============================================= Minami Hirao 1-6, Imazato The content and process of Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu, 617 Japan international/cultural Tel: +81-75-951-1168 Fax: +81-75-957-1087 communication. ====================================================================
necka@motcid.UUCP (William J. Necka) (03/16/91)
In article <2949@beguine.UUCP> Richard.Milward@samba.acs.unc.edu (Richard Milward) writes: > >Someone in the computer center here wants to know if he'll have >any problems using a US-made modem in Japan. Other than possible >power-line differences, what are the gotchas? >--Richard Milward / network tech / UNC-CH > Networking Systems office / 919-962-0002 > Here at Motorola, we have engineers going to Japan regularly to support our products in the field. They are equiped with Lap Top PCs, which are used for communications. They regularly call in to our Host Network at 2400bps from Japan. The phone Jacks there are RJ11 compatable and the AC power lines are 104v. Since the Lap Top is rated for 100v min, 240v max, they have no problem recharging their batteries. It is highly recommended that the modems have MNP or LAP. The lines are usually very bad. Often either the high band or low band of the 2400bps connection experiences errors. MNP or LAP would correct many of these errors. They do have to do blind dialing, because the dial tone and ring are not allways recognized. This is solved by setting the modem to X1. ______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- x || William Necka - __/ \__/\/\/\/ \____ Motorola Cellular || uunet!motcid!necka / \__/ \ _/ [][\_ Arlignton Heights Il. || Opinions expressed are not \__/ \__/ (________) 708-632-4435 || necessarily my employer's. _____\__/__________()__()________________________||____________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
futoshi@sra.co.jp (Futoshi Miyamori) (03/17/91)
In article <i4mVy8w163w@aegis.or.jp> davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Dave McLane) writes: >out the door for about 150,000 yen; expensive but not as much as >the T2500, which go for 300,000 yen here in Japan... T2500's price is 248,000 yen. I got a T2500 at 165,000 yen. My T2500 has 100V AC-adapter, mybe It's for Japan. -- futoshi E-Mail:futoshi@{sra.co.jp,jh1afn.e-tokyo.prug.or.jp}
davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Dave McLane) (03/17/91)
futoshi@sra.co.jp (Futoshi Miyamori) writes: > In article <i4mVy8w163w@aegis.or.jp> davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Dave M > > >out the door for about 150,000 yen; expensive but not as much as > >the T2500, which go for 300,000 yen here in Japan... > > T2500's price is 248,000 yen. I got a T2500 at 165,000 yen. > My T2500 has 100V AC-adapter, mybe It's for Japan. Hmmmm, well, I didn't actually buy one at that price; that was the price that was quoted me before I got one from the States for what came out to 150,000 yen, including Fed Ex. I'd be interested in knowing where you got the T2500 in Japan if they have T1600s as well. --Dave
futoshi@sra.co.jp (Futoshi Miyamori) (03/17/91)
In article <DTNZy8w163w@aegis.or.jp> davidg%aegis.or.jp@kyoto-u.ac.jp (Dave McLane) writes: >I'd be interested in knowing where you got the T2500 in Japan if >they have T1600s as well. Oh!, It's a top secret :-) sorry ... -- futoshi E-Mail:futoshi@{sra.co.jp,jh1afn.e-tokyo.prug.or.jp}