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In article <871228953snz@longley.demon.co.uk>
           David@longley.demon.co.uk "David Longley" wrote:

> The modem keeps reporting NO DIAL TONE, 

BT lines an have a dial tone which isn't recognised by some modems.
I had a line which AFAIR wasn't recognised by any modem I tried.
You could try to get the tones tested. (I did that with a very definite
problem with a bank of BABT-approved modems; a team of SIX BT people came,
fiddled around, changed connectors, DIDN'T test or state whether the tones 
met the appropriate standard; essentially all they did was plug in 
BT-branded modems, which worked, and said "our modems, at 3 times the 
price, work; this is our Sales phone number).

You can get round the problem by not checking for dial tone before 
dialling. ATX3 with Hayes-compatibles.

This may have happened to you because of some hardware change at the phone 
exchange.

HTH,
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Michael Salem (email to From: in header, or mgs at michaels.demon.co.uk)
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