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From: dave@ecrc.de (Dave Morton)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,soc.culture.german
Subject: Re: connecting a modem in Germany
Keywords: modem Germany Telekom
Message-ID: <1991Jun20.150004.2017@ecrc.de>
Date: 20 Jun 91 15:00:04 GMT
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In article <9283@mcshh.hanse.de>, wrs@mcshh.hanse.de (Wolfgang R.
Schulz) writes:
|>hirst@imsl.UUCP (Richard Hirst) writes:
|>
|>>Does anybody know if Deutsche Telekom will allow you to use your own
modem to connect to the public
|>>telephone network?  (I tried calling them, but they never answer.) 
What modems/protocols are available?
|>>Please e-mail any help to uunet!imsl!hirst.  Thanks in advance.
|>>			    Richard Hirst
|>You may connect your own modem to the german telecom network
|>a s  l o n g
|>as it is FTZ or FZZ approved (and carries that mark on it)  a n d 
|>your place is equipped with the new TAE outlet - officially installed
|>by Telecom. Only in that case may you connect FZZ approved equipment
|>yourself. Otherwise: no,no,no.
|>And otherwise: those who ask a lot, get many answers...
|>The allowed protocols and speeds etc. depend on the legal modem
|>you are using. If you bring your Taiwan $68 self imported, as 80%
|>of all netters do, who cares whether you whistle in C-major or
|>D-minor...
|>If you want to use Telekom's packet switching device - that's something
|>different. They are only accessable in larger cities at 300, 1200,
|>2400 and the odd 1200/75 baud rate, no MNP.
|>BTW: even acoustic couplers (yes, they are still around) must be
|>FTZ or FZZ approved. Hm.
|>Wolfgang.
|>-- 
|>***Wolfgang R. Schulz, Theodor-Koerner-Weg 5, 2000 Hamburg 61, Germany***
|>***phone: +49 40 5521878*****BTX: 0405521878*****MCI Mail: 241-2526******
|>***Internet:wrs@mcshh.hanse.de**Bang:..unido!mcshh!wrs**wrs@mcshh.UUCP***

Wolfgang is correct - that's the bottom line. You can *try* to connect
and it'll probably even work. Dont get caught though..... In practice
many people do connect non-approved modems, I guess the Bundepost simply
tolerate it sometimes but not always. 
                           
Dave Morton,
European Computer Research Centre		Tel. + (49) 89-92699-139
Arabellastr 17, 8000 Munich 81. Germany.	Fax. + (49) 89-92699-170
E-mail:	dave@ecrc.de