On 29-Oct-95 at 13:34:00, Darryl Lynch wrote to Darcy Sweeney

          about:Austel Approval and Modem









 DS>> Subject: Austel Approval and Modems

 DL>  

 DL>  JP>Can anyone tell me the real reason why Austel forbids the connection 

 DL> of

 DL>  JP>non-approved device (be it cables, modems et al) to the PSTN? I have 

 DL> he

 DL>  JP>several explanations in the padt, but nothing concrete. On a similar 

 DL> to

 DL>  JP>is it legal to connect non-approved modems to a PABX?



 DL>  The reason for only approved devices being allowed to connect is because 

 DL> of

 DL>  safety reasons.  It is to eleminate high voltage feedbacks down the line

 DL>  which may cause death or injury to the providers technicians.  I have 

 DL> seen

 DL>  a lot of argument about the validity of this but that is the reason. 

 DL> Plus

 DL>  governments always like to impose a lot of restrictions!!!!

 DL>  

 CD>> I'm not sure why you can't connect non-austel approved stuff up, maybe

 CD>> because it could cause some damage. But I know that's it's illegal to

 CD>> you  non-approved modems on a PABX.



 DS>> Call me dumb but what is a PABX and all of that other jargon?



 DL> PABX is an internal telephone or communications system that allows 

 DL> multiple

 DL> extensions to be connected to the provider.



And these eventually connect to the public network anyway so putting a

non-approved modem on them is still a no no.

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