@Slashback, try alternative software, some people say a software package called MDMA can manage your modem for you.
Cheers Synaesthesia! Do you have a link, or should I try the trusty Google?
@ Reiku_San
Same sh*t I had...seems to sort itself out after a day or two...I'm still considering Telkom Simple too, as we don't have a landline at home.