In regaurds to your Best Data 56F modem...............
Best Data has a web site with an email address. I have a 33.6F Best Data on 
my 
brother's computer, and found that they have answered my modem questions 
within a few days. If you haven't tried it yet, send them your problem to:
service@bestdata.com
or for OEM product:
oemtech@bestdata.com
... AD&D Famous Last Words:  "Brak?  That's a stupid name for a barbarian."
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