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Problem Of Having Modem Blaster/Phone Blaster Negotiating With The Remote Modem Forever After Establishing Connection

Problem:

When you attempt to connect to a remote modem, you can hear the modems negotiating for connection endlessly but a connection is never achieved

Cause:

  1. This problem is caused by poor line conditions. Try making the call again or calling a different number. Interference from other equipment on your line such as alarm systems, fax machines, answering machines and other things that use modems (such as Credit Card machines!) are suspect.
  2. It is also possible that the remote modem is incompatible with the Modem Blaster/Phone Blaster.

Solution:

  1. To resolve the problem of poor line condition, unplug all equipment that are connected in parallel to the line that is used by the modem.
  2. For the incompatibility problem, turn off Data Compression (Key AT%C0 at any terminal program), dial again . If that does not work try turning off error correction (Key in AT\N0), and try again. Otherwise try forcing your modem to dial at a lower speed (For example, 9600 instead of 14400).


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