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In article <832@torah.UUCP> haber@torah.UUCP (Yaacov Haber) writes:
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   >Does anyone know if US telephone equipment , telephones,fax,
   >modem, etc is usable and / or legal in Australia?
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Very few exchange lines are set up for DTMF (touch-tone) dialing so you
would have to use pulse. (The pulse durations may be slightly different
between the US and Australia but the tolerences are such that it would 
probably work (my australian phone works in the US (& I can even hook dial))).

Fax should be no problem (assuming your fax-machine has a pulse dial option)
since most of the world are using CCITT Group 3 standards.

Modems may be a problem. US uses BELL standards for the most part (below 9600
at least) where as australia uses CCITT standards. Many modems do both
so here argain you may be ok.

Remember the line voltage is 240V not 110V so you may need transformers.

All equipment connected to the telephone system must be type approved
by TELECOM AUSTRALIA (the operator of the phone system). Many of the major
brands of FAX and MODEM equipment may already have type approval for their
equipment but perhaps not the phone manufacturers.

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