Your V.92 ISP defines the “hold” time, which typically ranges from ten
seconds to six minutes. (If you have three-way calling, you can put the
modem on hold indefinitely.) With Caller ID service from your local phone
company, incoming calls will be identified when they arrive. You can choose
to accept or ignore the call. When a modem is put on hold, a data connection
between your modem and ISP is suspended, so you can accept or initiate a
call. When you hang up the phone, you can resume your Internet connection.
In order to use Modem-on-Hold, your ISP must
support V.92 MoH. Some ISPs may charge
additional fees for the service, based on the
number of minutes on hold. Additionally, you must
have Call Waiting service from your local phone
company. If you want to use caller identification,
you must also have Type 2 Caller ID service,
which can identify calls when the phone is off-
hook, from your local phone company.
About V.92 Quick Connect
Quick Connect is a V.92 modem specification that reduces the time needed
to establish a connection via faster handshaking. Handshaking (which
makes all the noise you hear while dialing in) typically takes 25-27
seconds, but with Quick Connect, lasts only about half as long.
When enabled with Quick Connect, the Socket SDIO 56K Modem Card
will store data about the last connection — or in other words, “train” itself
for the last phone line used. While dialing into a network, the Socket SDIO
56K Modem Card will compare the phone line characteristics with the
stored data, and if a match is found, the handshake starts using previous
settings. Quick Connect is convenient if you plan to repeatedly use the
Socket SDIO 56K Modem Card with the same phone line, for example the
phone line in your hotel room.
IMPORTANT! If you plan to use your modem in different
locations, Socket recommends that you disable the Quick
Connect feature.
If you enable Quick Connect but use the modem in
different locations, the connection may take twice as long
to establish because it searches for the previous line
characteristics before trying to connect to the new line.
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