>> What's the easiest way to get an init string into the modem? >> Specifically, I want "AT#CID=1" to put the modem into caller-id reading >> mode. >> Is there a simple way to do something like 'echo "AT#CID=1" > >> /dev/modem'? I put my init string in my connect script: # The initialization string for your modem MODEM_INIT="AT&F2&C1&D2%C0M0" btw I have a Supra modem, and some of them use &F2 instead of &F -- Andrew