This is a summary of my experiences with the Practical Peripherals 

Pocket modem.  This superceedes all other messages and is an

accurate report of all that I have learned with this modem.



I first had some problems when trying to connect to my modem on my 

home PC from the Portfolio.  It would dial the number, send it's 

connect code, the PC's modem would send it's connect code, but when

it came for the Pocket Modem to send it's final code & sound, it 

never did.



I looked through the documentation and found some codes that could 

possibly help.  The code are:



AT&C1 - This code turns DCD (carrier detect) to on

AT&D2 - This code initializes DTR (data terminal ready)

AT&W1 - this code writes these settings to the modem's memory.



Once I sent these codes to the modem, then I was up and running for

a few days until I was having the same problem.  In the modem's

manual, these functions are shut off by default.  So I talked with

customer support and they suggested that I try sending these codes

again to the modem.  This time, when I sent the codes to the modem,

it did not change anything.



So I called Practical Peripherals and they suggested that I send my

modem into them for service.  One week later, I got my modem back

in the mail.  I tried it and it did not work.  A call to PP was

made and I was informed that the modem tested out ok.  The person

I talked with asked if there was anything else he could do to help. 

I told him that I would like to send the modem back and have it

tested again.



So, 1.5 weeks later, I got a new modem in the mail.  I tried it and

it worked like a charm.



Some things to note on the new modem:



- The manual had changed quite a bit.  Look on the back of the

manual 

for a date of 1/91



- The AT&C1 and AT&D2 codes had changed.  Instead of being off,

they 

were defaulted to on.



- The serial number started with 200.  The older modem started with

100.



- Some new features of the modem are great such as a code that can 

help when using a calling card or call waiting.



After my experiences with Practical Peripherals, I am very happy

with them and recommend this modem to all Portfolio users.  It is

