🚀 go-pugleaf

Just to set your minds at rest - the simple answer is yes - it will
cause a line drop/retrain.
This is because of the interference caused by digital mobiles, try
picking up the land phone, and then dial a number on the mobile - you'll
see what I mean.

Henry Williams wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:05:21 +0100, Matthew Haigh
> <$matthaigh/this-is-a-valid-address{00}$@haigh1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >In article <371e23ce.7882455@news.u-net.com>, Henry Williams
> ><henry.usenet@bigfoot.com> writes
> >>I leave my mobile phone (Nokia 5110) sitting on top of my Pace 56k
> >>External modem. Does anyone know if the interference caused by an
> >>incoming/outgoing call or an sms might cause the modem to retrain?
> >
> >I would be very surprised if it didn't have an effect on the modem.
> >Haven't  you noticed anything?
> >
> 
> I haven't had this phone for more than a couple of months, so it
> hadn't really crossed my mind. I only noticed today when a call came
> in and my modem promptly dropped the connection. I tried it again by
> dialling 1471 while I was online and had the phone next to the modem,
> and on cue it dropped the connection.
> 
> Cheers.