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Article #21900Re: Wanted: Phone-in-use Indicator
From: Jim Lips Earl
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1989 19:20
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1989 19:20
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Jon Zeeff says:
> You can buy these devices if you don't want to make one. Usually called
> a "phone stopper" and is sold for use with answering machines. They work
> well. About $10.
Remember that you need one of these devices for *each* phone on the
line. So if you have 3 phones, we are talking $30 here. On the other
hand, if you have a soldering iron and some solder, you can build them
for about $3 apiece. $9 vs. $30 sounds pretty appealing to me.
--
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From: jim@mmsac.UUCP (Jim Lips Earl)
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Phone-in-use Indicator
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