[comp.dcom.telecom] What modem to use in Britain

woolleyj@lafcol.uucp (James Woolley) (07/23/89)

Can travellers to Britain advise about the use of modems there?
I understand that British regulations require the use of a
modem approved by British Telecom. My questions:

1. What modems are approved by BT? any likely to have been purchased
in the US?

2. Can modems not on the approved list nevertheless be successfully
used?

3. For someone travelling to Britain with a portable computer/portable
modem, what is the usual way/best way to connect the modem to the
telphone system? That is, what should be added to the travel kit of
of the person carrying a laptop and modem to Britain? I'm NOT raising
the question of power sources, converters, etc., but only of the
connection to the telephone.

Many thanks.

James Woolley
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