> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 16:57:40 +0200
> From: Sidney Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> on 3/30/01 Kim Andersen wrote:
> > At 10:11 AM +0200 3/28/01, Luc Verhelst wrote:
> >> ISTR from reading a dutch newsgroup that there is a modem/telephone line
> >> problem in France (or older PSTN-systems in France). You would need an
> >> extra electronic part to be able to connect correctly. I'll try
> and find out more.
> >
> > I would be interested in hearing the details on this. Some of my users went
> > to England, France, and Russia a couple of years ago and I provided them
> > with all necessary power and phone converters and they were unable to get a
> > dial tone at all in France. They were fine in England and Russia.
> >
> Probably the phone line polarity is reversed. Many phones in Switzerland are
> also set up like this. The solution is to use a phone line reverser, which
> is like a standard US plug with male --> female connectors. The alternative,
> which I always use when travelling to countries I've not visited before, is
> to take an alligator clip phone line. This handily overcomes any problem
> with polarity or the adapter. At most, I simply unscrew the hotel phone
> (easiest) or the wall outlet (slightly harder only because it's nearer floor
> level). You can quickly determine the right line configuration. The
> overwhelming majority are not yet digital so won't fry the modem. You can
> also carry a digital line tester for added protection.
OK. This is the info I got from the original dutch newsgroup poster
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) :
(I've taken the liberty of translating it in English :-) )
"A couple of weeks ago I asked the question, because I couldn't connect in
France with a Performa 5200 with Global Village Internet 33k6 modem, and
constantly got the message : no dialtone cannot connect.
Thanks to your help the problem is solved now. It was indeed the French
modemcable, with at one end the RJ-11 plug and on the other end the typical
French phone plug.
Eventually, I got to the French electro chain Darty, which you can find in most
'centre commercial' (malls). They also sell Apple computers en accessories, and
a number of cables etc.
Advised by a friendly salesman in Auxerre, I tried a :
Proline TL029 cable plug RJ11-6P/4C3M (for FRF 59 = USD 8 to 9)
This appears to be the modular plug that is needed to let everything run
smoothly.
We now finally have connection to our family in France. As a matter of fact, we
are using a fine free provider http://www.free.fr. The manual on their site
(for Apple too) is an example."
HTH
I should add that this polarity stuff surprises me. I have installed a phone
system in my house, and I did not have to worry about the polarity. It doesn't
matter how I connect the cables. Does this mean that our phone system runs on
AC ?.
Luc
Luc Verhelst
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