Date:         Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:56:19 -0700
Reply-To:     mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:         mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC Phone Lines
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Maybe the voltage is too low. My modem won't work if my answering machine is
hooked up [on another output jack] and the modem manufacturer says that's
the reason.

Mike


On 10/19/07 7:54 PM, "Tabe Johnson" <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> I put a new phone line in my Mom's house, from the box on the
> outside of the house to a spot about 15' away and through an
> exterior wall.  At the new outlet, I get a dial tone but the
> modem (remember modems?) doesn't work.  It dials out but
> cannot connect to the modem at the other end.
>
> The other outlet in the house, whose wire comes from the same box
> and goes through the attic, works fine for both voice and modem.
>
> Any idea what the %$^& is going on?  I'm stumped.  Bah.
>
>
> tabe johnson/87 westy