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From: linton@engr.uky.edu (Tracy Gust)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Is the 1670 a "dumb" modem?
Keywords: modem
Message-ID: <2661@ukecc.engr.uky.edu>
Date: 13 Sep 88 19:40:53 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Ky
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 I have a Commodore 1670 Hayes-compat 1200 baud modem with my 64.
 Ever since I bought this modem a year ago, it has had the habit
 of pre-maturely answering the telephone that is hooked up to it.
 In other words, if I am playing a video game and the phone rings,
 the modem will answer and treat the caller to computer whistling.
 I have gone through the book looking for a way to shut off this
 auto-answer, but the book doesn't mention a way of doing it via
 dip-switches, just the AT command for when you are running a 
 communications program.  This isn't the only problem I am having.
 If I pick up the phone itself to make a phone call, and the
 computer is on, the modem will dial with me and about half way
 through the dialing process start whistling.  I can understand
 that happening if maybe I am running a communications program,
 but the crazy modem does it when in BASIC mode or running a game.
 
 I have many friends with Hayes-compat modems (not commmodore) and
 they don't have this problem.  Is it something typical of Commodore
 modems, or do i have a modem with a mind of its own?  Anyone else
 have this problem?

 Tracy


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