old school dial up issue please help!!!

[nolifegeeks]

Here is the issue:
I have a phone line connected to my dial up modem on this computer and it keeps saying I have no dial tone error so I trouble shooted the cable connected it to a phone no noise except dial tone of course so I figure for kicks and giggles I will leave a phone off the hook and have the modem dial out and what do you know it works until I try to hang up the phone them it disconnects can someone please tell me what the heck is going on I am realy curios to find out ..... this is actually kinda cool of it was not my computer doing it.

 

[dashpuppy]

Here is the issue:
I have a phone line connected to my dial up modem on this computer and it keeps saying I have no dial tone error so I trouble shooted the cable connected it to a phone no noise except dial tone of course so I figure for kicks and giggles I will leave a phone off the hook and have the modem dial out and what do you know it works until I try to hang up the phone them it disconnects can someone please tell me what the heck is going on I am realy curios to find out ..... this is actually kinda cool of it was not my computer doing it.

Bet one of the jack's in the house is wired wrong, OR the phone you use actually terminates the line some how, Is the phone you unplugged a hand held or a wired phone ?

Are any of them, on a splitter / filter ?

 

[Adam]

Hmm... is this phone connected to the same line (the physical wire) as the modem? I know all the phones are on same lines... but im talking like (Phone Line -------> Modem -------> Phone) type deal...

if so, im guessing maybe your modem init string isnt grabbing the dial tone (good ole ATDT line).

If you can, manually send ATDT########## and see if it dials out

 

[jiminator]

there is a code to make the modem pick up and dial with no waiting, I forget what it is, maybe *9 or *76 or something like that. put it in front of the phone number and problem solved. the internet connection options may also have a "wait for dial tone" box that can be unchecked...