Bart:
 > If somebody could help me by giving me a good
 > init string, I would be very happy.
AT&F2 generally works well.  What do you want the init string to do?
 > smoother and softer. Is it possible these noises are
 > created because of the plastic casing?
The speakers used on the Express are not as refined as some used on 
other modems (such as our SupraSonic modem).
 Mark.
 Diamond Tech Support.
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