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From: dennisf@marque.UUCP (flaherty)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: 1670 modem repair
Message-ID: <410@marque.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 19-Apr-86 01:29:26 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr 19 01:29:26 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 21-Apr-86 04:27:26 EST
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	If anyone has ever considered buying a modem for Commodore's micros,
I can highly recommend the new 1670.  The software that comes with it (such
as emulators, terminal programs, etc.) are invaluable and the near
Hayes-compatibility make the 1200 bps modem a required peripheral (I live in
a freshmen dorm, so my modem watches my phone line at night for prank calls).
	My modem, however, has a problem.  You see, it's quite incon-
siderate.  It works just fine if my disk drive is turned on while I
use my modem.  That's its trick.  When I think it's going fine and turn
the disk drive off for the night, the modem becomes nasty if I want to
dial out ("ATD...").  After the modem dials the number, it waits no more
than a half second when SUDDENLY it spits out a bunch of loud glitches,
mostly x's, which knock me off the line!!  How obnoxious!
	I've tried ATZ and ATS7=10 to stop the cruelty, but they do 
nothing.  I wrote to Commodore Customer "Support" and all I got
was an ad and a free sample of Commodore Microcomputer Magazine
(Perhaps I should complain monthly?).  The only way I've found that
works is to turn the 1541 back on, but I don't want to do that.
	Does anyone have any suggestions?  Does Commodore service the
equipment?  Is there something inside that I can fix?  Repair?  Advice
or instructions would be greatly appreciated.
   
                                                Dennis Flaherty
                                                  Marquette University
    
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