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v.90/USR Courier/Call Waiting
It may be a coincidence but since I flashed my two USR external analog Couriers to the v.90 code, callers calling on the two separate lines the modems are hooked up to only get a constant ringing. Also, I found out that GTE has been upgrading our residential lines around town. The "call waiting" call does not interupt my data session nor do I know that the call is there. USR support has heard of other people complaining of this problem as well but has no answers. I have even tried to reflash the modem to the old X2 codes but the same conditions exists. Anybody know of a software or hardware fix for this? Is it because the new call waiting makes a tone rather than the old ka-chunk sound? These guys say they have a fix http://www.mbay.net/~rsb/index.html
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> when call waiting is enabled, the problem is that
> the modem nor I hears anything nor is alerted in anyway.
Well, the modem *does* "hear" it,
but it is just choosing to ignore it.
One of your modem's S-registers can be set
to maintain the connection after <X> amount
of time without the carrier. Try decreasing that value,
so that any (short) loss-of-carrier is treated as a "hang-up".
Wouldn't it be easier to get a second telephone-line,
so that your "voice" line isn't always busy?
(Or, get ADSL, which can carry both "voice" and "data" at the same time, over one line.)
> the modem nor I hears anything nor is alerted in anyway.
Well, the modem *does* "hear" it,
but it is just choosing to ignore it.
One of your modem's S-registers can be set
to maintain the connection after <X> amount
of time without the carrier. Try decreasing that value,
so that any (short) loss-of-carrier is treated as a "hang-up".
Wouldn't it be easier to get a second telephone-line,
so that your "voice" line isn't always busy?
(Or, get ADSL, which can carry both "voice" and "data" at the same time, over one line.)
> when call waiting is enabled, the problem is that
> the modem nor I hears anything nor is alerted in anyway.
Well, the modem *does* "hear" it,
but it is just choosing to ignore it.
One of your modem's S-registers can be set
to maintain the connection after <X> amount
of time without the carrier. Try decreasing that value,
so that any (short) loss-of-carrier is treated as a "hang-up".
Wouldn't it be easier to get a second telephone-line,
so that your "voice" line isn't always busy?
(Or, get ADSL, which can carry both "voice" and "data" at the same time, over one line.)
> the modem nor I hears anything nor is alerted in anyway.
Well, the modem *does* "hear" it,
but it is just choosing to ignore it.
One of your modem's S-registers can be set
to maintain the connection after <X> amount
of time without the carrier. Try decreasing that value,
so that any (short) loss-of-carrier is treated as a "hang-up".
Wouldn't it be easier to get a second telephone-line,
so that your "voice" line isn't always busy?
(Or, get ADSL, which can carry both "voice" and "data" at the same time, over one line.)
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