JG>> Also, I once saw an avtek (spew) which said in the manual that you needed
JG>> to use an avtek cord from the wall socket to the modem otherwise you void
JG>> the austel permit.

JP>> The cable doesn't need to be an Avtek-produced cable, but it does need to
JP>> be approved by Austel before you plug it into the wall socket.

DH>> No - in that particular (brilliant, I'm sure) case, they aren't kidding.
DH>> The Avtec cable has/had required components IN THE CABLE.

JP> What makes it different from any other cable which was produced in 
JP> Australia and has Austel approval?

As far as I know, no other manufacturer has ever used the cable plug end as
a mounting point for components to finish off the AC characteristics of the
modem it was designed for.

One such butcher's mate is enough.

Regards,
Dave Hatch.

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