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Bruce - 05 Jul 2006 17:35 GMT

Helping a friend,
when it is dialing we hear no dial tone
and say the phone line is in use of disconnected.
Have had some lightening storms,
reset everything. Tried a different jack
and different phone line, also.

Is there anything else I can try

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Noel Paton - 05 Jul 2006 17:44 GMT

modems are designed to fail early in the event of EMP's to save the
equipment behind them - replace the modem

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> Helping a friend,
> when it is dialing we hear no dial tone
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> Is there anything else I can try

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Bruce - 05 Jul 2006 17:55 GMT

Modem is integrated it is an older sony webtv unit

> modems are designed to fail early in the event of EMP's to save the
> equipment behind them - replace the modem
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>> Is there anything else I can try

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Noel Paton - 05 Jul 2006 17:59 GMT

you're stuffed, unless there's a fuse inline, or you can install a new modem

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> Modem is integrated it is an older sony webtv unit
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Bruce - 05 Jul 2006 20:03 GMT

thoguht so, didn't see any fuse, thought there might be another way to check
it..thanks

> you're stuffed, unless there's a fuse inline, or you can install a new
> modem
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pjp - 05 Jul 2006 21:09 GMT

I've lost a few modems to electrical storms as I live in rural area. They
usually exhibit same symptoms. No choice but replace.

> Helping a friend,
> when it is dialing we hear no dial tone
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> Is there anything else I can try

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Squib - 06 Jul 2006 02:29 GMT

>I've lost a few modems to electrical storms as I live in rural area. They
>usually exhibit same symptoms. No choice but replace.

That's why I learned my lesson and I would shut the computer off and unplug
both the telephone line and power cord from the computer when I seen that a
storm was coming (assuming I was home, that is). Since I got broadband however
I no longer do that.

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Norman Funk - PC Housecall of Central KY - 11 Jul 2006 16:40 GMT

If the modem is removable you can sometimes check the fuse that protects the
leads from the modem to the circuits for resistance ( open circuit means it
is blown ) Sometimes you can find a local electronics shop that can do
repairs on SMT Surface Mount Technology electronics to replace the fuse.

Good Luck
Norm Funk

> Helping a friend,
> when it is dialing we hear no dial tone
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> Is there anything else I can try

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