[ale] (off topic)call waiting

Tri merlintm at atlnet.com
Thu Jan 14 16:31:50 EST 1999


THis doesn't have very much to do with linux, but it doesn't have ANY
THING to do with windoze so I guess it would be okay to ask it here.

I only one phone line at home so when someone uses the internet no calls
can get through and no calls can be made. I used to use 14.4 modem and
whenever I used the internet I passed the AT m2 option to the modem so
that I can hear the buzzing sound(carrier tone). Usually when someone
was trying to call me, I would hear the buzzing sound(carrier tone) get
interupted by call waiting and then I would disconnect to let the call
through. Now I use a 33.6 modem to connect to the internet, but I can't
use the method I used to use with my 14.4 modem to let the call through.
The problem is that the call waiting tone doesn't interupt the
connection, so the call can't get through. I know this is off topic, but
it's annoying to have to wait until late at night to use the internet so
that calls get through in the daytime. I would like to be able to update
my gnome cvs files anytime I want. :)

Tri






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