In a message of  Vinay Sahni (2:541/300) writes:
 VS> How do I get a USR Sportster 33.6 to not care whether it finds a dial
 VS> tone or not when it picks up the phone ...
 VS> I mean, the way I have everything set up ...the modem doesn't find a
 VS> dial tone...but how can I get it to just dial without having one ... 
Try setting X0 or X1 before dialing, the modem should then dial 'blind' i.e. 
without looking for dial tone.
   Gene Lowry
 
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