quick question from jms
Jms at B5
some work done. Question is...does Australia use the same basic kind of plug
in as an American phone jack? Or will I need some kind of attachment or a
different modem? (I've heard of world modems and always planned to get one but
never got around to it.)
Just got some work to do while I'm there, and if I could stay in email contact
it would help. Thanks.
jms
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Gene Awyzio
Jms at B5 wrote:
> I'll be at Worldcon and was planning to bring my notebook along so I van get
> some work done. Question is...does Australia use the same basic kind of plug
> in as an American phone jack? Or will I need some kind of attachment or a
> different modem? (I've heard of world modems and always planned to get one but
> never got around to it.)
Most large hotels and conference venues in Australia have American style phone
sockets these days. If you find that your room doesn't have one, a converter to go
from the standard Australian socket to the American style jack is available.
Kerry Casey
>I'll be at Worldcon and was planning to bring my notebook along so I van
get
>some work done. Question is...does Australia use the same basic kind of
plug
>in as an American phone jack? Or will I need some kind of attachment or a
>different modem? (I've heard of world modems and always planned to get one
but
>never got around to it.)
When I was in Northern America recently, I just unplugged the phone line
from the back of the phone handset, and plugged it into my (Australian)
modem. You should be able to do the same. Most, if not all, phone handsets
in Australian hotels allow you to unplug the phone line from the phone
(which is the same connection around most of the world) rather than
unplugging the end from the wall (which seems to be different in each
country)
If not, the hotel concierge should be able to help you with an adapter.
Good luck
Kerry
Chris McMahon
> I'll be at Worldcon and was planning to bring my notebook along so I van get
> some work done. Question is...does Australia use the same basic kind of plug
> in as an American phone jack? Or will I need some kind of attachment or a
> different modem? (I've heard of world modems and always planned to get one but
> never got around to it.)
>
> Just got some work to do while I'm there, and if I could stay in email contact
> it would help. Thanks.
Make sure you know if your modem can handle digital phone systems
first, your modem manual should help here. A lot of hotels use
internal digital PABXs that put enough current down the line to fry a
lot of modems, especially older PCMCIA card versions. I'd ask the
hotel if they use such a PABX first before plugging anything in.
As for the socket, there's an older 3 prong socket we use here but
most hotels and new installations in the last 5 years or so use RJ-11
sockets, the same in the US. Converters are widely available and
shouldn't be an issue.
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Valen
while we (Ausies that is) have our own Telstra wall plug
most of the devices that come off it use the rj-45 plug (American, geez they
get everywhere don't they ;->)
so there's a fair number of adapters kicking around
If kerrys idea doesn't work (which it should)
just drop into a Dick Smith or a Tandy and ask one of the
"helpful" staff for a Telecom wall plug to RJ-45 adapter
<engage extreme optimism mode>
hey since your in Aus would you mind asking channel 9 to
reshow "Objects In Motion" as due to their extreme crappines
it was shown about 40-45 min late
I mean 5-10 is allot yet dealablle with but geez
oh and would you mind asking if they could
a) show crusade
b) not be as crappy to it as they have been to B5
Thanks heaps
<\disengage extreme optimism mode>
catchya later JMS
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Chris McMahon <chrism...@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:37cff5b1...@news.supernews.com...
Brett Caton
impose harsh fines or worse on people using telecommunications equipment not
on their approved list... now, that body has been split up and been renamed,
but i suspect the law still applies. Which means finding a technical way to
get overseas equipment to work is misguided, unless you check out whether it
is legal first.
I used to work for Bigpond Home, and it was a major issue for travellers to
be wary of.
Brett Caton.
Valen wrote in message <7qnvg2$1hp$1...@toto.tig.com.au>...
David Turk
<bca...@nsw.bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Just a point; there once was a legal body called Austel, which used to
> impose harsh fines or worse on people using telecommunications equipment not
> on their approved list... now, that body has been split up and been renamed,
> but i suspect the law still applies. Which means finding a technical way to
> get overseas equipment to work is misguided, unless you check out whether it
> is legal first.
I am sorry, but there is still a body called http://www.austel.gov.au/ and
as far as I know it has not been split up, and you are most likely right
about it still wanting it's okay stamp on all things that connect to the
phone system.
Revenant
> Hey there
> while we (Ausies that is) have our own Telstra wall plug
> most of the devices that come off it use the rj-45 plug (American,
> geez they get everywhere don't they ;->)
In this particular case, I think it's a good idea. RJ-45s click
into place. Unlyke those silly three-prong things, RJ-45s don't fall
out of the wall when you bump them (okay, trip over them...)
-------------- Revenant [reve...@interact.net.au] -------------------
If I take a lamp and shine it towards the wall, a bright spot will
appear [...]. The lamp is our search for truth, for understanding.
Too often we assume that the light on the wall is God, But the light
is not the goal of the search, it is the result of the search. [...]
- G'kar, "Meditations on the Abyss" - Babylon 5.
Robert Whyte
<reve...@interact.net.au> wrote:
> Valen wrote:
>> Hey there
>> while we (Ausies that is) have our own Telstra wall plug
>> most of the devices that come off it use the rj-45 plug (American,
>> geez they get everywhere don't they ;->)
Just a quick note: RJ-11 (6 pin) is the US-style phone plug. RJ-45 (8
pin) is the larger version used for UTP computer network cables.
> In this particular case, I think it's a good idea. RJ-45s click
> into place. Unlyke those silly three-prong things, RJ-45s don't fall
> out of the wall when you bump them (okay, trip over them...)
Yeah. They're just more likely to rip the cord out of the plug,
necessitating replacement instead of just re-insertion.
Robert Whyte
Revenant
> On Sun, 05 Sep 1999 02:10:05 +1000, Revenant
> <reve...@interact.net.au> wrote:
> > Valen wrote:
> >> Hey there
> >> while we (Ausies that is) have our own Telstra wall plug
> >> most of the devices that come off it use the rj-45 plug
> >> (American, geez they get everywhere don't they ;->)
> Just a quick note: RJ-11 (6 pin) is the US-style phone plug. RJ-45
> (8 pin) is the larger version used for UTP computer network cables.
Oh yeh. I've gotten these confused a couple of times. They look
very similar on a quick glance. There were even a few RJ-11 to
RJ-45 cables floating around to confuse matters. :/
> > In this particular case, I think it's a good idea. RJ-45s
> > click into place. Unlyke those silly three-prong things,
> > RJ-45s don't fall out of the wall when you bump them (okay,
> > trip over them...)
> Yeah. They're just more likely to rip the cord out of the plug,
> necessitating replacement instead of just re-insertion.
I guess it depends how hard the cord is pulled. I've tripped over
both and the RJ-11 weathered it much better. (Yes, I'm a klutz :).
Craig Read
<bca...@nsw.bigpond.net.au> wrote:
}Just a point; there once was a legal body called Austel, which used to
}impose harsh fines or worse on people using telecommunications equipment not
}on their approved list... now, that body has been split up and been renamed,
}but i suspect the law still applies. Which means finding a technical way to
}get overseas equipment to work is misguided, unless you check out whether it
}is legal first.
}
}I used to work for Bigpond Home, and it was a major issue for travellers to
}be wary of.
<snip>
IIRC the main supplier of modems in Australia used to be Telescum!
IMHO Austel introduced those rules to increase the price of imported
modems. Even though they were identical to the ones sold here they
had to go through an extremely expensive approval process.
That's why a US Robotics 9600 baud modem used to cost $1500!
Cheers...