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From: steve@dartvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.dcom
Subject: Re: noise on my modem
Message-ID: <267@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Oct-83 21:03:30 EDT
Article-I.D.: dartvax.267
Posted: Fri Oct  7 21:03:30 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Oct-83 18:23:04 EDT
References: utcsrgv.2423
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All your ~r's and }i's are well known here, too, but I don't think the modem
is to blame.  I have a Ventel MD212 Plus, and the same noise has occurred at
times.  The problem was levels on the phone line.  The line was too "hot".
This might explain why taking the phone off hook helps the problem, though
if your phone has an exclusion key - a white cradle button that lifts -
listening in shouldn't effect signal levels.

The solution was to get the phone company to adjust the levels.  Your best
bet, especially if you live in an area where data-knowledgeable telco
craftspeople are scarce, is to find a good one and make sure she/he always
looks after your line.  Be persistent.

					steve campbell
					{decvax,linus}!dartvax!steve