[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 1/18/01 4:15 PM, Marcus Wigan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Again, what cause for concern? Just how high of a voltage are they calling >> a safety concern? > > mains voltage at 240Volts > >> And exactly where do they think this voltage will come >> from? > > > Cross over on the circui

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread ElBrio
In a message dated 1/18/01 12:38:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Sorry to sound cynical, and I don't mean to insult anyone's government, >but >this seems more like a case of a state-run monopoly being scared to death >of >something new (computers/modems) and concocting a feeble excuse to captu

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread Marcus Wigan
>Again, what cause for concern? Just how high of a voltage are they calling >a safety concern? mains voltage at 240Volts > And exactly where do they think this voltage will come >from? Cross over on the circuit boards: there are many (not including Duo I might add) that still do not meet t

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 1/18/01 9:42 AM, Marcus Wigan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Anybody care to further explain this?? Protect the PSTN network From >> what?? The high voltage thing is bull > > > > Unfortunately not necessarily, there are even now a number of 'low > standard' modems that have circuit

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread Mark A. Kippert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 1/18/01 9:58 AM wrote: >> The low stadard RJ11 mounted modems work in all countries I have been in >> (dare I say it also did in UK and Australia when tried), but the dongled >> version is the approved and authorised connector which is required in >> countries such as the UK.

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread Paul Nelson ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
At 4:09 PM +1100 1/18/01, Marcus Wigan wrote: >The low stadrad RJ11 mounted modems wok in all countries I have been in >(dare I say it also did in UK and Australia when tried), but the dongled >version is the approved and authorised connector which is required in >countries such as the UK. In Aust

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread Marcus Wigan
>Anybody care to further explain this?? Protect the PSTN network From >what?? The high voltage thing is bull >Unfortunately not necessarily, there are even now a number of 'low >standard' modems that have circuit boards that do provide some cause for >concern. I checked with the testin

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread Eric L. Strobel
on 1/18/01 12:09 AM, Marcus Wigan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The grey box is the authourised connection/isolator required in Australia > [Canada?] and UK for connection to the PSTN network. In Australia this is > AUSTEL who authorised and tests such devices. The US has very low standards >

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-18 Thread ElBrio
In a message dated 1/18/01 12:29:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >The low stadard RJ11 mounted modems work in all countries I have been in >(dare I say it also did in UK and Australia when tried), but the dongled >version is the approved and authorised connector which is required in >countries

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-17 Thread Matthew Mung
The reason we don't have it on Canada is all the telecommunication equipment need to be registered and certified with Industry Canada. You should find a little sticker on you modem with "maple leaf" on it. > > FYI, there is no such authorized connection/isolator required in Canada. > > -Laurent.

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-17 Thread Laurent Daudelin
on 18/01/01 00:09, Marcus Wigan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> --- Neil Heyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> ...if US owners have tried the standard Express >>> Modem in Europe >>> (especially UK) with success I'd like to hear about >>> it. I have the >>> irritating miniDin8 one with the exter

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-17 Thread Marcus Wigan
>--- Neil Heyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ...if US owners have tried the standard Express > > Modem in Europe > > (especially UK) with success I'd like to hear about > > it. I have the > > irritating miniDin8 one with the external grey box > > DAA but my travels take > > me all sorts of plac

[Duo2400] Re: Modem and HD questions

2001-01-17 Thread Jack Corcoran
--- Neil Heyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ...if US owners have tried the standard Express > Modem in Europe > (especially UK) with success I'd like to hear about > it. I have the > irritating miniDin8 one with the external grey box > DAA but my travels take > me all sorts of places where this