PPP problem

[ktb <xyf@inetnebr.com>]

I've installed Hamm on an old 486 via floppy and I'm trying to get a
connection to the net.  I installed a new modem Zoom 56k model 2819A.  I
ran pppconfig.  When I try to dial out this is what /var/log/ppp.log
says:

Jun  6 09:40:50 www pppd[222]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: abort on (BUSY)
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: abort on (VOICE)
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: send (ATZ^M)
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: expect (OK)
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: ATZ^M^M
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: _K^M  *This line sometimes says "^?[^M"*
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[222]: Terminating on signal 15
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[222]: Connection script failed
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[223]: SIGTERM
Jun  6 09:40:51 www chat[222]: Exit

Mostly I don't get any sound out to the modem speaker but a couple of
times I heard the modem try to dial.  I believe when it did that this
was logged:

chat[207]: expect (CONNECT)
         : ^M
         : ATDT55?5555^M^M  *The number is made up but the "?" was
there.*
         : C^?NNECT 115200^M
         : _e|c^?^?e t^? I~ter~ut ^ubra^?^?a^M
         : ^M
         : T^?pe INFO at the pr^?^?pt f^?r ^?^b^?cripti^?^?
i~v^?r^?ati^?~^M
         : ^M
         :^M
         : alarm
         : Failed
         : Connect script failed

I've copied much of this by hand so the times above aren't accurate and
this is somewhat abbreviated.  The modem was sent to me by mistake and
the company said they would send a UPS person to pick it up so I decided
to use it.  Possibly the modem may be bad or maybe it is me:)  I could
use some help in figuring this out.
Thanks,
kent