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- From: doctor@k9.UUCP (Paul Broe)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Phone cutoff on modems with two jacks?
- Message-ID: <doctor.075n@k9.UUCP>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 20:33:10 GMT
- Article-I.D.: k9.doctor.075n
- References: <1jt9sgINNq96@life.ai.mit.edu> <1993Jan24.074633.5217@netcom.com> <1jtq8dINNp1h@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
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- In article <1jtq8dINNp1h@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> sylve_ge@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Gerald E Sylvester) writes:
- >
- > I have a Digicom Scout+ modem. When I am doing telecommunications, it
- > disconnects the phone. Since my roommate's phone extension is wired
- > through my phone connection, I was wondering what wire(s) do I have
- > to feed through the modem so it cuts off the whole extension so when
- > he picks up, all he gets is a dead phone. (BTW, US phone connections)
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- You can get something called a 'Teleprotecter - Voice and data guard'
- (that is what is printed on it) at Radio Shack. Connect this between the phone
- and the outlet and it will do what you want.
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