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Are there any techies who can say whether it is possible to use or
modify a standard UK telephone handset (not a mobile phone but the
plastic part you hold listen and talk into) on a conventional phone to
work with my Soundblaster 16 soundboard to replace the microphone &
speakers normally used when making internet phone contact. I suspect
the impedences may conflict but using the mixer on the SB16 software
surely it would be possible to adapt or maybe add a few electrical
resistors or suchlike to get a match. Of course I would need to fit
the lead with a couple of 3mm jack connectors. If so what colour coded
wires go where on the jacks?
I see there's a new Webphone handset specially for use with the net on
sale at about 50 US dollars at
http://www.netspeak.com/frames/ head.htm though why it has a keyboard
God only knows if you use Freephone software version 0,94 which is
freeware at:-
http://www.freetel.com
For those who still think of net phone as an "over and out" CB radio
technology I achieved full duplex connection (simultaneous talking) to
Canada from here in the UK at local call rates with a 28.8K modem (at
both ends), a single SB16 soundboard on my computer, cheapo microphone
& speakers and a 66Mhz Pentium with WWg311 yesterday.

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Michael Clements