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From: esk@wucs.UUCP (Nolgon Mellonedhil Obernson)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Phone company blues
Message-ID: <923@wucs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 12:46:04 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 25 12:46:04 1985
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References: <663@ssc-vax.UUCP> <261@moncol.UUCP>
Reply-To: jkt4123@wucec2.UUCP (Nolgon Mellonedhil Obernson)
Organization: Washington U. in St. Louis, CS Dept.
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> >From: jayt@ssc-vax.UUCP (Jay T McCanta)
> >Message-ID: <663@ssc-vax.UUCP>
> >Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA
> >
> >Why does the phone company think that just because I can't dial, I
> >am also deaf?  I am referring to those three loud tones that precede
> >the message saying, "You stupid fool, look up the number before you
> >dial," or, "You stupid fool, our lines are busy and you shouldn't be
> >trying to tie them up."  The tones are fine, just the volume needs 
> >adjusting .
> 
> I don't think they're all that fine. One of the tones is apparently the
> same (or nearly so) as a modem carrier. This causes great fun if you call a
> non-working number with an autodial modem.
> 
> -- 
> Name:		John Ruschmeyer

The tones are supposed to tell a modem (assuming it uses Bell protocol)
that the number is unusable and to hang up.  Why your modem thinks this
is a carrier is beyond me.
				Nolgon Mellonedhil Obernson
				Mundanely known (known to
				mundanes?) as James K. Trigg
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