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From: jlhg0793@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Joseph Herl)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Using a modem in Germany?
Message-ID: <1991Apr1.212148.24851@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 1 Apr 91 21:21:48 GMT
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I'll be buying a 2400-baud modem soon, and I'd like to get one that I can
use in both Germany and the U.S.A.  Is there anything I should look for
to make a modem usable in Germany?

I read some time ago that I should find a modem that does not release any
current into the telephone line--I can't remember why exactly, but I think
it has something to do with Bundespost requirements.  Can anyone tell me
whether this is important and, if so, how to find a modem that works this
way?

Many thanks!

Joe Herl
School of Music
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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