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Possible Solution:
Set your modem’s word length, parity, and
stop bits the same as the remote modem or
BBS you are calling.
Diagnosis:
Your software and modem might not be set to
the same flow control settings.
Possible Solution:
Make sure the software and modem have the
same flow control settings (hardware
[RTS/CTS] and software [xon/xoff]). .
Diagnosis:
The best flow control settings might not be
enabled on your modem.
Possible Solution:
In terminal mode, type
AT&F1
and press
ENTER
to set hardware flow control.
PROBLEM:
Your commun ications software is
reporting many cyclic redundancy
check (CRC) errors and low characters
per se cond (CPS).
Diagnosis:
You may have a bad phone line.
Possible Solution:
Try placing the call again. The phone company
routes calls differently each time.