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From: bskendig@bird.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Modem woes
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Date: 10 May 91 16:46:54 GMT
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In article <75904@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v113px6j@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes:
>... when I imput 
>"atdt xxx-xxxx" to make it dial I run into a glitch.  It gets a dial 
>tone and then I hear the touch tone beeps as it dials.  Then nothing 
>happens.  I think it could be because I don't have touch tone service 
>and that's why the tones don't get any results.  If this is true how do 
>I make my modem simulate a rotary phone? 

I believe the problem is that "atdt" means "dial touchtone".  Try
using "atdp" for "dial pulse' instead, and see what happens?

At least, I _think_ this is the correct sequence.  Look in your manual
-- it should have a summary of Hayes commands.

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