paula@bcsaic.UUCP (02/11/87)
Greetings, I have an ADC model MD-1202 modem. This is the one that DAK has been selling as the "1200 Baud Smart Duck". It has worked fine for nearly a year, except for one problem. If somebody tries to call me while I am telecommunicating, the modem drops carrier and informs me that the phone is ringing. ("Well thank you, but I was right in the middle of downloading micro emacs. Couldn't you have waited for me to log off?") Is this a bug in the modem, a bug in the phone company, or a "feature"? I have telephone service through GTE. I have heard of problems with call-waiting. As far as I know, I don't have that feature. At least I'm not being billed for it. Do I need to tell the phone company that I am using a modem? If anybody has any wisdom to lay on me, please e-mail. This newsgroup is way down in my .newsrc file. If the response warrants, I will summarize later. Thanks, Paul ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paul L. Allen | "Look out, men! He's armed!" Boeing Advanced Technology Center | "I've got a cheese grater, | and I'm not afraid to use it!" | "Don't make it any harder paula@boeing.com | on yourself, kid! Drop it!" ...!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bcsaic!paula | "Eat mozzarella, copper!"