Ian, at 22:45 on Nov 10 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> On US/Canada Couriers and Sportsters, the secondary RJ-11
BG> phone socket is physically connected, and works as a kind
BG> of mode-3 adapter.  However, whilst Austel models have the
BG> socket fitted, it is not connected (in accordance with
BG> Austel regulations).

IS> Bill, can you quote any such regulation, or provide any 
IS> reference to it?

No specifics, but in those modems I've owned which have had their secondary
RJ-11 ports disabled, the manuals have mentioned that this is because of
the regulations in force in the intended country of sale (without actually
quoting the actual regulation though).  My GVC manual merely says that
"International and European models feature a single jack design, as
required by local regulations", and the Austel USR Sportster manual
stated something similar.

IS> My Austel-approved DPX595 (and a Netcomm E5 and M5, both 
IS> approved obviously, that recently passed through here) have 
IS> functioning mode-3 adapters, handling a connected phoneset 
IS> as intended.

Odd then that my Austel USRs all had their phone jacks physically disabled,
whilst the US/Canada models worked precisely as designed in that area.

IS> See my message to Arthur regarding manufacturers often 
IS> wide-of-the-mark _interpretations_ of what they and/or 
IS> different testing houses _think_ the Austel regulations 
IS> might be :)  We've sure heard some doozies ..

And, as usual, the only ones who really suffer are the end users...

Regards, Bill

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