XP Fax - How to Extend Time Needed to Connect

I have one of those calling cards that takes awhile to get through the
prompts, but when it finally does, the Windows fax program hangs up because
it took too long to sense a connection and says the line is busy.

What Can I do to extend the time that the fax utility expects to sense
another fax machine?

Thanks much.

Add some commas to the end of the phone number. Each comma procures a 2-3
second pause, add enough to the end of the number to keep the modem occupied
while the line connects.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
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"Jeff Lloyd" <jbl85@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have one of those calling cards that takes awhile to get through the
> prompts, but when it finally does, the Windows fax program hangs up
because
> it took too long to sense a connection and says the line is busy.
>
> What Can I do to extend the time that the fax utility expects to sense
> another fax machine?
>
> Thanks much.
>
>

No - My modem was cutting off before the connection would establish. I
found a registry entry and extended the time to connect to 120 saeconds.
Changed ATS7=60&D2&K4 to ATS7=120&D2&K4.


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@kvoa.com> wrote in message
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> Add some commas to the end of the phone number. Each comma procures a 2-3
> second pause, add enough to the end of the number to keep the modem
> occupied
> while the line connects.
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Jeff Lloyd" <jbl85@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uTANAQS1IHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I have one of those calling cards that takes awhile to get through the
>> prompts, but when it finally does, the Windows fax program hangs up
> because
>> it took too long to sense a connection and says the line is busy.
>>
>> What Can I do to extend the time that the fax utility expects to sense
>> another fax machine?
>>
>> Thanks much.
>>
>>
>
>

Excellent! Thanks for sharing the fix.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"Jeff Lloyd" <jbl85@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:enqkh7e1IHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> No - My modem was cutting off before the connection would establish. I
> found a registry entry and extended the time to connect to 120 saeconds.
> Changed ATS7=60&D2&K4 to ATS7=120&D2&K4.
>
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@kvoa.com> wrote in message
> news:ukddh1V1IHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Add some commas to the end of the phone number. Each comma procures a
2-3
> > second pause, add enough to the end of the number to keep the modem
> > occupied
> > while the line connects.
> >
> > Hal
> > --
> > Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> > Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> > http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> > KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> > Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
> >
> > "Jeff Lloyd" <jbl85@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uTANAQS1IHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> I have one of those calling cards that takes awhile to get through the
> >> prompts, but when it finally does, the Windows fax program hangs up
> > because
> >> it took too long to sense a connection and says the line is busy.
> >>
> >> What Can I do to extend the time that the fax utility expects to sense
> >> another fax machine?
> >>
> >> Thanks much.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>