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by scsibug 1163 days ago
Another good tip; when randomly generating passwords (especially for other users), filter out anything starting with a tilde to prevent strange behavior.
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Your new password is: +++ATH0
This doesn't work.

The Hayes modem protocol specifies that a significant pause must be inserted after "+++" for it to have signaling effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_AT_command_set#Hayes'_so...

... that link describes why it does sometimes work