From: fred@fredsmith.co.uk   
      
   On 03/07/2023 16:38, bilsch01 wrote:   
   > I am so foggy on this stuff. I remember the acronym POTS for "plain old   
   > telephone system". There were 28k serial modems, 56k modems.   
   > I still have something:   
   > Zoom 56k USB Modem: it has an RJ11 jack for phone line.   
   >   
   > We still have 2 phones in the house connected to 4-wire phone line via   
   > RJ11 connectors, however the phone wires don't go out to the telephone   
   > company, it's connected to our comcast 'gateway' gizmo.   
   > I guess the correct name is Xfinity, not comcast.   
   > We are just about to get rid of the telephone feature with comcast. We   
   > never use those phones. We been talking about it - in the next few days   
   > we're going to do it. No more comcast television either.   
   >   
   > I remember using AT commands via serial modem - I don't know the proper   
   > name for what the AT commands are called. Anybody?   
   > Anybody know an internet reference listing the commands?   
   >   
   > When I woke up this morning my brain was having the memory of the AT   
   > commands. I would like to tinker with them for a day or two, but I don't   
   > know if that's even possible with our comcast gateway. If it is maybe I   
   > could communicate with the public library using my   
   > Zoom 56k USB Modem.   
   > Any info will be appreciated.   
   >   
   > TIA.   Bill S. (in Seattle, WA)   
   >   
   >   
      
      
   Have you tried looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_AT_command_set   
      
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