DH>> In our area, it happened about 2 months ago.  For my couriers, it's 
DH>> marginal - sometimes the dial tone detects, sometimes it doesn't.  
DH>> The Spirit Dragon detects every time.  A Microcom detects never.

DH>> It's fortunate that blind dial works...

JC> What forces blind dialling for a courier?  I've been using X7 which works 
JC> most of the time. I've tried X5 when the courier refused to dial out which 
JC> should have initiated blind dialling and stopped the fast dial feature with 
JC> a singular lack of success.

Your X5 should have worked, according to my manual. ????   I'm using X3,
which works here.

JC> Maybe I need to install the hacked USA SDL.

Sigh.  Rotten business, politics.  Yeah - recommend it.

Regards,
Dave Hatch.

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