Make sure you are connecting to a modem

Using a regular phone, dial the phone number you entered into PageGate. Now is a good time to note that many modem lines may have different requirements to get an outside line than a phone system does (i.e. just because you dial a '9' to get an outside line on your phone system, you may not need one on your modem line, or vice versa). After dialing the number, you should hear it ring and then pickup. Next you should hear a long high-pitched tone (at least 10 seconds and steady). If you don't, you have the wrong number for your paging service provider's terminal. Often times if you are given the wrong number, you will hear a voice message or a beep-beep-beep.