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Article #21Re: call waiting disconnect
From: Rick Collins
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 00:00
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On Sat, 11 Jul 1998 12:11:45 -0400, "PNut Software" <pnutsoft@pnutsoftware.com> wrote: >I am trying to *make* my modem disconnect when a call waiting beep comes in. >I know most people have just the opposite problem, but I want my modem to >disconnect when another call comes in so I don't miss any calls. I am using >a generic 56k modem that came with my computer, its a ViVa Commcenter 56. >Suprisingly the modem manages to keep the connection when another call comes >in 90% of the time. I've tried changing the init string (turning off flow >control, turning of error correction, etc.) to weaken the connection, but >nothing seems to work. The only thing that may work is to make the value in S10 smaller. You run the risk of other unexplained disconnects, though, and it _stilll_ may not disconnect on "call waiting". There are add-on devices available to solve your problem, though. Rick (remove X from e-mail address)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1104a8,7741b0cccc375479 X-Google-Attributes: gid1104a8,public X-Google-Thread: 10beba,7741b0cccc375479 X-Google-Attributes: gid10beba,public X-Google-Thread: 104560,7741b0cccc375479 X-Google-Attributes: gid104560,public X-Google-Thread: 100fd6,7741b0cccc375479 X-Google-Attributes: gid100fd6,public X-Google-Thread: 1108fc,7741b0cccc375479 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108fc,public X-Google-Thread: 1062ec,7741b0cccc375479 X-Google-Attributes: gid1062ec,public From: ab309@issc.debbsX.ndhq.dnd.ca (Rick Collins) Subject: Re: call waiting disconnect Date: 1998/07/11 Message-ID: <35a7ab4d.2633076@news.ndhq.dnd.ca> X-Deja-AN: 370534488 References: <6o82hh$5i9$1@bashir.ici.net> Organization: DND/CF - MDN/FC Newsgroups: alt.comp.dcom.modems,alt.net.and.modem.games,at.fido.modem,comp.dcom.modem,comp.dcom.modems,comp.modems