DD> Peter, at 11:24 on Apr 22 1996, you wrote ...



DD>>> It seems that some _expensive_ OS modems have trouble too.



PC>>> Care to name brands :-)



DD>>> How about a subtle hint?  :-)



DD>>> A not inexpensive modem imported form the US of A with a 

DD>>> name that resembles three letters does NOT recognise the 

DD>>> service tones on some suburban exchanges around Brisbane 

DD>>> when flashed with the latest SDLs.



PC>> Hmm keep talking like that and we'll kick you out of the USR 

PC>> Zelots club, BTW i'm running the modified Nov US code here 

PC>> and the modem detects all the service tones without problem.



 DD> Ditto.  Russell Brooks is the one with the tone recognition problem.



The 0123 sdl fixed this, at my exchange, but it hangs up on some old fax

machines now.



The the 11195 sdl recognised all tones except std pips, again on my

exchange.



The best sdl on mine, is flakey with dial tone detect on Randalls

and Bills exchanges but handles busy well .





Russell



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