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Re: (ASCEND) K56 Flex "Burp Tone"



At 01:59 AM 8/2/97 -0400, Marty Nix wrote:
>At 01:16 AM 8-2-97 +0000, James Fischer wrote:
>>        Yes, I have noticed this, but since it appears to be
>>        harmless, I have ignored it to date.
>
>Not so harmless, I think.  A few of our customers with older 14.4 modems
>have been getting busy notices since our changeover.  It looks like some of
>the older modems can't distinguish between the K56flex tone and a busy tone.

Is this the modem tone, or (possibly?) the ring back tone ?

>On the "good" side, more conventional modems don't make that mistake.  They
>just report protocol errors and drop the connection.  Presumably, these
>modems can be made to work right if the protocol ever gets ironed out...

That's not nice....I hadn't read/heard of any particular issue with legacy
modems tripping on this new tone.....what brands/models are involved ??


Kevin

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