I typed AT&F, the modem said OK, but it still ignored the carrier. I even tried ATZ. I looked at its current settings with AT&V, and the ones that I knew were fine. The ones that were not in my AT reference guide (to another modem) were, for example &Qx. But I have a feeling it's something else. Ideas? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com