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"Duncan Kennedy" <obg@otterson-bg.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <_kpP8.46407$UT.3177469@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> Hooda Gest <Be_@One_With.Calm> writes
> >
> >"Andy Judge" <andy.judge@belgravium.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:pg2sgu4m4dl7c7guuro38h2u0dp93u162a@4ax.com...
> >> In a word - HELP !
> >>
> >> I am trying to sort out a problem on my parents PC (unfortunately, they
> >are
> >> 160 miles away in Portsmouth !)
> >
> >The usual problem with modems in the UK being unable to dial is a phone
> >interface issue. That is, the telephone wiring requirements in the UK
differ
> >from many other countries and a special cable or an adapter is required.
>
> While this is true of US modems sold in this country, it isn't common
> with too many.  I have the problem with a USR modem that requires a
> 2-wire phone cable instead of the usual UK 4-wire for the USR to work.
> Strangely the 2-wire works fine with all my UK modems but the 4-wire UK
> won't work with USR.

The USRs are always internally wired to the US/Canada standard.

>
> I wouldn't have thought that Novatech would be branding US modems - my
> (old) Novatech definitely works on a UK phone wire.


I wouldn't either but I would make sure.


>
> I'm not familiar with WinME so not a lot of help, I'm afraid.  It does
> sound like one of those obvious things which are only obvious once you
> have found them.


I don't think it is inherently a WinME problem since WinME is essentially
Win95 plus a few unneeded enhancements. Drivers can sometimes make a
difference, especially if the modems are PCI internals and softmodems or
even controllerless. Also, USB modems can have problems with drivers under
WinME so you might consider that also. We always want PnP to work well but
we shouldn't count on it. In most cases, the Win98 drivers will work with
WinME but, unfortunately, not always.


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Hooda Gest
"The only thing I do immediately is procrastinate."