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From: necka@motcid.UUCP (William J. Necka)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Using US modems in Japan
Keywords: modems, Japan, help
Message-ID: <6718@khaki8.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 91 21:30:35 GMT
References: <2949@beguine.UUCP>
Organization: Motorola Inc. - Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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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.

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