Bhola: I've just bought a fax modem and it won't dial long distance numbers.
Comp Expert: Hmmm. What's it doing?
Bhola: When we put a local number, like one of our friends in, it rings fine, but when we put in a long distance number to use the modem, we just get that recorded message saying "...please check the number and dial again".
Comp Expert: Yes. Probably down to how it's set up to dial long distance numbers. It might be set to dial codes starting with one, not zero, for Americans.
Bhola: But we don't know how to change that. We've looked at all the settings, and the manual isn't very good.
Comp Expert: It'll be there somewhere, perhaps under "Long distance number prefix" or something.
Bhola: Yes, but it's not exactly for the numbers, though, is it?
Comp Expert: Er... What exactly are you trying to dial?
Bhola: These web things. Not numbers - WWW\\ and all that.
Comp Expert: Ah. I think we might be getting close to what the problem is. Those aren't phone numbers.
Bhola: But we've tried proper numbers too. We've tried some of these e-mail address things, and they don't work either.
Comp Expert: Hmmm. But not actually any phone numbers then?
Bhola: Should we have to dial a phone number? The guy in the shop said...
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| Author: Abhishek Arya 21 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
good one :)
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