Once upon a time iam252003 shaped the electrons to say... > Hi all, my sony s1 with lifetime can't seem to dial out anymore. It > said it didn't have dial tone but the line was ok. Following onscreen > trouble shooting instructions I deleted the local phone number. Now > when it tries to dial out it says; couldn't connect. > I can't seem to find how to enter the number manually. If this is a > modem problem can I take one from a Phillips S1?
Are there no other phone numbers to select from? You can fake out a phone number - enter a complete number as the dialing prefix. You could enter your cell or something to see if it dials. But if it is reporting no dial tone - and you know there is (connect a phone to that cable) - it is likely a failed modem. The modem is surface mounted on the board, so it isn't an easy fix. It requires de-soldering and re-soldering replacement components. You might consider adding networking to your TiVo: http://www.dvrupgrade.com/dvr/stores/1/networking_series1.cfm?AFID=24 Or, if you want, you can use an external modem or try repairing the internal modem: http://www.9thtee.com/tivomodemrepair.htm If you have the serial cable that came with your TiVo (S1 TiVos came with an IR blaster and a serial cable) all you really need to use an external modem is a DB9 (cable) to DB25 (modem) serial adapter. See 'Step 4' on this page: http://www.tivohelp.com/archive/tivohelp.swiki.net/45.html -MZ -- megazone-at-megazone.org http://www.MegaZone.org/ Gweep, Geek, Human, me. http://www.GizmoLovers.com/ http://www.Eyrie-Productions.com/ -><- Hail Eris "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171
