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On Thu, 30 Nov 1995 12:35:28 GMT, paul@greenhow.demon.co.uk (Paul Greenhow)
wrote in demon.tech.pc:

>  My problem is simple. When my PC is plugged into the phone line the
>  phone doesn't ring. I have checked a number of things:

When I bought an internal modem I found that the wiring was different to
that of a standard extension cable. If I remember rightly, the two outer
strands of the telephone cable were actually connected to the two inner
connectors of the 'phone socket. This, apparently, allows the computer to
pass on the signal to the "phone" socked of the modem, allowing an incoming
call to be routed through the modem to a connected telephone. Therefore, if
the computer is running the appropriate software it will answer the phone
for me. If not, the call is routed through the modem to the connected
phone. Maybe someone else can provide more technical details!

Regards,
            Tim
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