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Installing your Modem 2-4
Notes on Telephone
Lines
To ensure that the modem works properly, note that:
❑ Your modem cannot be used on “party lines”, nor can it be used on toll or coin-operated lines.
Contact your local telephone company for help if you are not sure about the suitability of your
telephone line.
❑ This modem is intended for use on an analog telephone line, also called a POTS (Plain Old
Telephone Service) line. This modem cannot be connected directly to a digital telephone line, such
as those commonly found in businesses. Either obtain an analog line or an analog converter
compatible with the telephone line you are using.
After installing the modem
driver, test the modem to
ensure it has been installed
properly. See Chapter 3,
“Testing your Modem”.