>--- Neil Heyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ...if US owners have tried the standard Express
> > Modem in Europe
> > (especially UK) with success I'd like to hear about
> > it. I have the
> > irritating miniDin8 one with the external grey box
> > DAA but my travels take
> > me all sorts of places where this isn't authorized
> > for use and if I could
> > dump the box it would be great!
The grey box is the authourised connection/isolator required in Australia
[Canada?] and UK for connection to the PSTN network. In Australia this is
AUSTEL who authorised and tests such devices. The US has very low standards
(by wordl standards) for protection of the PSTN network, and has therefore
very undemanding tests for devices to be connected to PSTN.
I have north Australian (ie serial port connector+ grey box) and direct (ie
RJ11 connector on the duo) modems as a result of my motherboard serial
wipeout disaster experience.. as well as a 'gray box'...
The low stadrad RJ11 mounted modems wok in all countries I have been in
(dare I say it also did in UK and Australia when tried), but the dongled
version is the approved and authorised connector which is required in
countries such as the UK. In Australia the entire machine can legally be
confiscated if non approved connections are made (the tests are for safety
of the workers on PSTN networks, and requires stringent tests to ensure no
high voltages or intermittents can be transmitted from the modem down the
PSTN line)
I hope is helps
marc WIgan
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