Dennis Myers writes:
> On Sunday 28 January 2001 06:07 am, you wrote:
> > Hi to everyone! I was wondering if someone could help me out. Recently
> > I started using 7.0 Mandrake. The problem I have is : I have a Bell
> > answering service. If there is a message waiting to be picked up there
> > is a bisy signal instead of the dial tone. Is there any way to override
> > the search for the dialtone before the modem starts dialing.? If
> > someone could help me out that will be super.
> > Thanx
> > Paul
>
> Hi, from what I have found on the net, if you go into kppp and bring up the
> modem commands box, you can add two or three commas ,,, after ATDT or a W.
> this is supposed to let the modem wait a few seconds or until it hears a
> clear dialtone before it starts dialing. Let me know though, how it works,
> because it has not worked for me. The above comes directly from the
> telecommunication Engineers handbook and a site on the web I can't remember.
> Hope it works for you. I did no harm so it is worth a shot for you. I am on a
> COX phone system so maybe that is the difference. Good luck,
> --
> Dennis M.
> Registered Linux user #180842
>
I have a similar answering service. You need to set your modem up to
blind dial. In kppp add X1 in the modem dial string. Ex. "ATX1DT" This
tells the modem not to wait for a dial tone before dialing. That should
take care of it.
