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In article <876818758snz@longley.demon.co.uk>, David Longley
<David@longley.demon.co.uk> writes
>I  have  an odd problem with an Internal V34 fax  modem,  a  half 
>length, V1428VQH dynalink I think.
>
>The  modem  is recognized by the PC in DOS, and  responds  to  AT 
>commands  with OK and passes diagnostics. The problem is that  it 
>never picks up the line and always responds with NO DIALTONE.
>
>I've swapped leads and suspect a problem in the analogue side  of 
>the board, maybe a relay? 
>
>Anyone  prepared to have a look at the thing for me,  or  suggest 
>what it might be? I can't afford to get it repaird, these tyhings 
>too cheap for the labour costs these days - but it seems a  shame 
>to junk it when all the digital side passes OK. Will pay  postage
>costs of course.

A couple of months back I had a problem where my modem could not hold the line
open.  I had to leave a phone off hook with the secrecy button pressed in to get
the modem to work.  The electronics side of the modem was fine but the relay
which takes the modem off-hook had failed so the exchange did not register that
the modem had picked up (because it hadn't) so no dialtone.  Got a replacment
relay for a quid or so, ten minutes with a soldering iron and I was back on
line. HTH

-- 
Ian