Re: modem dials, but dial tone is still there like it never dialed
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:22:56 -0700
cwtrex wrote:
> There had been a huge lightning storm a few weeks ago. I had to
> replace a
> few phone outlets due to a lightning strike; however, my modem worked
> for a
> week afterwards. After that week, I would be able to hear the dial
> tone through the modem's speaker and I would hear the modem dial, but
> I would
> still hear a dial tone. It was as if the number had not been dialed
> at all. If I waited for a few minutes, a female computer voice would
> come on saying that the number I had dialed was incorrect and I would
> have to try again.
>
> No matter what time of the day, the modem would do this and the dial
> tone
> would still be there. Any ideas as to what would cause this? As I
> said, the modem worked after the lightning strike and the drivers for
> the modem have not changed.
>
> I tried searching the internet for this problem but I could only find
> the
> "No dial tone" troubleshooting pages ... and as I said, I can hear
> dialtone just fine. It's just it dials and then ... there is STILL a
> dial tone.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you are hearing a woman's voice recording, change the phone number
that the modem is dialing. You've got a wrong number in there. A good
way to test your modem's health is by using Hyperterminal (in your
Accessories from the Start Menu) to dial a local number like a cell
phone.
Malke
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