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I tried to send a message via the UCP carrier Mobistar in Belgium. The message contained "ë", "é", and "á" but NotePager Pro sent "7E" (ASCII ~) for each of them. It looks like sending non-ASCII characters is not an option with NotePager Pro when the method of delivery is a modem with no internet connection.

So it looks like there is no way to send non-ASCII characters using the TAP protocol. What happens when the UCP protocol is used? I believe UCP uses what's called the GSM 7-bit character set. This character set looks a lot like ASCII but also contains a handful of non-ASCII characters. When using UCP, does NotePager Pro do the necessary conversions so if a non-ASCII character such as "é" is entered in the Message Text box, the GSM 7-bit character code for "é" will be sent?

Is this the end of this thread? I'm still unclear as to what my options are for sending non-English messages containing non-ASCII characters when using a landline modem with no internet connection. Please advise.

How can character values beyond 127 be transmitted to paging services that use 7 data bits? Furthermore, how would I enter such a character in NotePager Pro's Message Text box? To get "é" in the box, I enter alt+0233 and when the message is sent, the Connection Monitor indicates that "~" was sent instead of "é". This happens even if the Carrier I'm using uses 8 data bits.

Am I missing something or is it impossible to send non-ASCII characters via the TAP protocol regardless of whether the carrier uses 7 or 8 data bits?

Would I have better luck in sending non-ASCII characters if I tried to use a carrier that uses the UCP protocol? I understand that UCP uses a special character set that resembles ASCII but has replaced the ASCII control characters with various non-English characters. If I use a UCP carrier and enter "é" in the Message Text box via alt+0233, does NotePager Pro convert the "é" to the proper UCP character code before sending the message?

I'm confused. How can I send French characters like é, á, ó, and ú via the ASCII-based TAP protocol when these characters aren't in the ASCII character set?

Doesn't the TAP protocol restrict message characters to ASCII? Can non-English messages (with non-ASCII characters) really be sent to paging services that use TAP?

Is it possible to send non-English SMS messages through a landline modem using NotePager Pro? Does it depend on whether the dialed paging service uses TAP vs. UCP or 7e1 vs. 8n1?

The list of Tap Modem Phone numbers doesn't seem to have any number for France. How does one send an SMS message to France via modem using NotePager Pro?

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Topic: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:19 pm Subject: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	I tried to send a message via the UCP carrier Mobistar in Belgium. The message contained "ë", "é", and "á" but NotePager Pro sent "7E" (ASCII ~) for each of them. It looks like sending non-ASCII characters is not an option with NotePager Pro when the method of delivery is a modem with no internet connection.
Topic: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 2:40 pm Subject: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	So it looks like there is no way to send non-ASCII characters using the TAP protocol. What happens when the UCP protocol is used? I believe UCP uses what's called the GSM 7-bit character set. This character set looks a lot like ASCII but also contains a handful of non-ASCII characters. When using UCP, does NotePager Pro do the necessary conversions so if a non-ASCII character such as "é" is entered in the Message Text box, the GSM 7-bit character code for "é" will be sent?
Topic: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:14 am Subject: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Is this the end of this thread? I'm still unclear as to what my options are for sending non-English messages containing non-ASCII characters when using a landline modem with no internet connection. Please advise.
Topic: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:26 pm Subject: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	How can character values beyond 127 be transmitted to paging services that use 7 data bits? Furthermore, how would I enter such a character in NotePager Pro's Message Text box? To get "é" in the box, I enter alt+0233 and when the message is sent, the Connection Monitor indicates that "~" was sent instead of "é". This happens even if the Carrier I'm using uses 8 data bits. Am I missing something or is it impossible to send non-ASCII characters via the TAP protocol regardless of whether the carrier uses 7 or 8 data bits? Would I have better luck in sending non-ASCII characters if I tried to use a carrier that uses the UCP protocol? I understand that UCP uses a special character set that resembles ASCII but has replaced the ASCII control characters with various non-English characters. If I use a UCP carrier and enter "é" in the Message Text box via alt+0233, does NotePager Pro convert the "é" to the proper UCP character code before sending the message?
Topic: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:06 pm Subject: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	I'm confused. How can I send French characters like é, á, ó, and ú via the ASCII-based TAP protocol when these characters aren't in the ASCII character set?
Topic: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:00 am Subject: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Doesn't the TAP protocol restrict message characters to ASCII? Can non-English messages (with non-ASCII characters) really be sent to paging services that use TAP?
Topic: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:11 am Subject: Non-English language support when using landline modem
watercott Replies: 11 Views: 30319	Is it possible to send non-English SMS messages through a landline modem using NotePager Pro? Does it depend on whether the dialed paging service uses TAP vs. UCP or 7e1 vs. 8n1?
Topic: No TAP modem Number for France
watercott Replies: 1 Views: 9483	Forum: NotePager Pro Support Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:01 pm Subject: No TAP modem Number for France
watercott Replies: 1 Views: 9483	The list of Tap Modem Phone numbers doesn't seem to have any number for France. How does one send an SMS message to France via modem using NotePager Pro?