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In article: <817734930.24389@greenhow.demon.co.uk>  paul@greenhow.demon.co.uk (Paul Greenhow) writes:
> 
> 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:
> 
> I tried an alternate modem.
> I tried an alternate PC, same problem
> I tried at somebody else's house, ie a different phone line
> I have checked the REN's. Pc is REN 1 and if phone is plugged in
> instead it rings happily.
> The PC is not set to receive faxes.
> The PC does not answer the call.
> The modem speaker does click upon an incoming call and light on an
> external modem did go on and off.
> 
> Help, I keep forgetting to unplug the machine and miss telephone
> calls.
> 
> TIA

I have the same sort of problem with a Motorola 3400 modem.  This is plugged into a spur off the first 
box in the house.  The modem is able to autoanswer and so forth, but the phone plugged inot it won't 
ring.  This does not, however, affect the main phone in the house which is plugged into the first 
socket.  Perhaps you could solve the problem by plugging a splitter into the phone socket in the wall 
and plugging the modem and phone in separately to the two sockets thus created, rather than plugging 
the phone into the modem.  This shouldn't affect any of the functionality of either unless you have 
the one make of modem that allows you to speak at the same time as using the modem.  You will have to 
be careful, however, not to pick up the phone and crash your connection as happens here frequently 
with the main phone (flatmates, why have 'em) :(.  My only suggestion as to what stops the phone 
ringing is that it might be the small connector cable that converts the american style socket in the 
modem (most modems are like this) to the BT style socket for your phone - but since I don't have a  
known working one I can't confirm this.
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| James Langley                                                           |
|  jl@siena.demon.co.uk                                                   |
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