on 18/01/01 00:09, Marcus Wigan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> --- 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.
[snip!]
FYI, there is no such authorized connection/isolator required in Canada.
-Laurent.
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