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From: paula@bcsaic.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: carrier loss on incoming calls query
Message-ID: <322@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Feb-87 21:41:42 EST
Article-I.D.: bcsaic.322
Posted: Tue Feb 10 21:41:42 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 12-Feb-87 18:36:44 EST
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Organization: Boeing Computer Services ATC, Seattle
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Keywords: carrier loss modem GTE

Greetings,

I have an ADC model MD-1202 modem.  This is the one that DAK has been
selling as the "1200 Baud Smart Duck".  It has worked fine for nearly a
year, except for one problem.  If somebody tries to call me while I am
telecommunicating, the modem drops carrier and informs me that the phone
is ringing.  ("Well thank you, but I was right in the middle of
downloading micro emacs.  Couldn't you have waited for me to log off?")
Is this a bug in the modem, a bug in the phone company, or a "feature"?
I have telephone service through GTE.  I have heard of problems with
call-waiting.  As far as I know, I don't have that feature.  At least
I'm not being billed for it.  Do I need to tell the phone company that I
am using a modem?

If anybody has any wisdom to lay on me, please e-mail.  This newsgroup
is way down in my .newsrc file.  If the response warrants, I will
summarize later.

Thanks,
Paul
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