I am trying to a use the cf to pcmcia card convertor and a Xircom CreditCard Modem 56K (CM-56G) to connect on my Axim 5 with Microsoft® Pocket PC 2003 Premium Edition to connect to my ISP.

The problem I have is that it says it is dialing but does not connect. It does not pick up the phone line however. I can listen and it doesn't grab the dial tone. I have all the settings correct as verified by my local ISP. The Axim recognizes the modem as being the Xircom Credit Card modem. I have tried many times without any luck. It tells me it has failed due to an unknown error....

Anyone have any ideas of fixes?

Many thanks for any advice...

this is so my problem is to! can anyone help me?

I don't know if this is the problem, but is there a specified power requirement for these modems?

If there is, then that's likely your problem. Most PCMCIA cards require a 5 volt source, whereas the CF slot only pushes 3.3 volts. Some devices, like Kingston PCMCIA Datapak microdrives can run on 3.3 volts. Other devices may not work. I tried a Sierra Aircard 300 and it would not work.

Chris...

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