alan@metasoft.UUCP (Alan Epstein) (07/13/88)
has anyone had experience dialing a modem to a long distance BBS using a SPRINT (or MCI, etc) account? the problem is that there are too many digits and pauses. it is of course possible to add a ';' at the end to return to command mode after dialing, but to execute another ATDT command requires a dial tone, which is no longer there. anyone have a good idea? PLEASE SEND REPLIES VIA E-MAIL. thanks. ----------------------------- Alan Epstein Meta Software Corp UUCP: ...bbn!metasoft!alan 150 Cambridgepark Dr Internet/ARPA: alan%metasoft@bbn.com Cambridge, MA 02140 USA -----------------------------
ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) (07/14/88)
Yeah, move somewhere that has equal access so that you can use the 10+ dialing convention.
romain@pyrnj.uucp (Romain Kang) (07/15/88)
In article <403@metasoft.UUCP> alan@metasoft.UUCP (Alan Epstein) writes
about trying to use his modem with Sprint.
I've done it with a USR Courier, which can wait for the LD service
to pick up the line. For instance:
ATX6
ATD9501033W0xxxyyyzzzz,aaabbbccccdddd
It was also possible to do it with a other modems, though harder. For
example, the Telebit TrailBlazer Plus, with all its other smarts, does
not support wait-for-answer (but allows a command buffer of up to 80
characters). If you're running out command buffer, try setting S8 (comma
pause time) to a higher value, like 4 seconds instead of the standard 2.