Ah, the NewCom Modem.  I had all kinds of problems with it.
You can call their tech support and send for a new one, but
I'd say return it, save a few bucks and buy a good one (e.g.
USR,Motorola,Zoom)..  You probably bought it cheap like I did (at Sun).

--Patrick Black

On Thu, 5 Mar 1998 06:51:22 -0800 =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9_Israel_Oliva?=
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Hello,
>Could somebody help me please.  I have an Aptiva 2144 (Cyrix 5x86,
>100Mz).
>It didn't come with a modem, so I had one installed for Internet.  The
>problem is that when I try to connect, it always gives me an error
>message.
>It works fine only after turning the computer on and off for about 3
>or 4
>times.
>
>What could possibly be wrong with my modem (or computer).  I use
>Windows 95,
>24 RAM, 2.5 Hard Drive. The modem is a NewCom 33.6 bps internal modem.
>
>Thanks a lot for your help,
>José Israel Oliva
>

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