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| Thread ID: 51350 | 2004-11-18 19:11:00 | PC disconnects when phone rings | jonzsie (2689) | Press F1 |
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| 293621 | 2004-11-20 00:10:00 | You are probably right, a good modem will survive the "call waiting" beeps and not disconnect. Disconnection is a "failure" and not a "feature" Newer V92 modems with the right drivers *might* alert you of a call. Or not. But unlikely to be of the quality and reliability of the ISA one. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 293622 | 2004-11-20 01:37:00 | Thank GF - not too many M/B's with ISA slots these days, so next upgrade looks like an external one or, perish the thought, a Winmodem. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 293623 | 2004-11-20 02:17:00 | I think Dick Smith have some kind of device that offers options when there is an incoming call via call waiting. Not sure what the device is or how much though... I think maybe in the $80-100 bracket? Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 293624 | 2004-11-20 02:26:00 | > Disconnection is a "failure" and not a "feature" The technical term for that is advanced feature. There is no such thing as a "failure" in high technology. ;-) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 293625 | 2004-11-20 02:39:00 | My modem (back when I was on Dialup) popped up a window to alert me of the phone call, an I could choose "Drop call" or "Switch to call". It a 56K V.92 Puretek modem. It's $19.95 at my site (this product (www.jgi.co.nz)), and $29 at Dick Smith (similar model), here (www.dse.co.nz). Buying a new modem supporting this feature would show you that box instead of disconnecting. Alternatively, add the disabling code for call waiting to your dialup number. Cheers George |
george12 (7) | ||
| 293626 | 2004-11-20 03:57:00 | From memory, not very many ISP's support this feature. The ones who did, charged extra. Correct me if I'm wrong. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 293627 | 2004-11-20 04:40:00 | > From memory, not very many ISP's support this > feature. The ones who did, charged extra. Correct me > if I'm wrong. OK, I will correct you. The function of recognising an incoming call by way of the "beeps" is nothing to do with an ISP. Its to do with the ability of the modem and the drivers to recognise and "advise" you that a call is there. Your only option is to take the call and disconnect or ignore it. No option to know who is calling. Its hit-and-miss though I think, in that it might or might not work at every or any location. The function that is unsupported by the ISP is to be able to "park" the modem connection while you take the call, and to have the caller ID displayed. As far as I know no ISP supports this "modem on hold" facility. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 293628 | 2004-11-21 00:08:00 | dick smith sell a product called a "single tele line sharing solution ",when connected 1 phone that is connected to the black box will ring to inform you of an incoming call .well worth the $68 it cost me | snappernz (3864) | ||
| 293629 | 2004-11-21 01:14:00 | Any more info? Couldn't find it on their web site. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 293630 | 2004-11-21 03:09:00 | www.dse.co.nz | godfather (25) | ||
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