Hotsync with G5 (Internal Modem)

Hello,
I am having a problem with Hotsync with my G5 Internal modem. I used to hotsync all the time pre- 10.3 or so (on my old G4) and never had a problem.
Since the Mac won't hotsync over the network like it does on the PC, when I travel, the Modem Hotsync was always my saviour. Lately I have found that I have to sync remotely once again, and that means I only have one choice on my macs... through the modem.
I have Hotsync all set up to sync via modem, and have selected the Apple Internal Modem as the driver (within the hotsync manager) but no matter what I try, or which modem I select in the HS manager, the internal data modem in the G5 will not answer the phone!
I can fax both send and receive, but no response or auto answer from the modem for data calls. I have tested a guzillion times and each time the phone rings, but no answer from the mac.
I've tried with the fax set to off, and on, but the only answers I get from the modem are when I set fax to receive calls. There is no setting for the modem to receive data calls and obviously when I set the hotsync manager to use modem sync, that doesn't seem to initialize anything or it would be answering. There must be something I am missing.
Does anyone know if I could make some adjustment on the G5 to enable the modem (for data connections) to answer the phone and finally get this capability back to Hotsync remotely? Maybe a terminal command or a setting elsewhere to get the modem to auto answer for data calls?
Thanks as always for your help
jamy

I solved this myself.
I got Missing Sync, and now sync using my 1x connection with my cell connection. MS gives the same networking capability that Hotsync does for the PC, but was missing on the Mac , thanks Palm. Also has a wi-fi capability I will likely use when remote.
No longer have to depend on the internal modem for remote syncing.
Jamy

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