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I need to use the phone and internet at the same time

Apr 6, 2009 7:03AM PDT

My cousin has dail-up and has teenagers but only one line there use to be a device years ago but Ive forgot ive had broadband so long

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No such animal . . .
Apr 6, 2009 3:41PM PDT

It's the phone or the PC.

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(NT) This Device Some how operates the call waiting
Apr 7, 2009 6:19AM PDT
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No such thing today.
Apr 7, 2009 6:55AM PDT

There was a pause the internet etcetera feature a decade or more ago that required a lot of co-operation between your ISP and the phone company.

This is dead and gone. It no longer exists. I know some may remember it but it's gone.
Bob

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It's a call waiting modem . . .
Apr 7, 2009 3:41PM PDT

Good luck on finding one.

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Call Waiting Device
Jun 29, 2009 2:01AM PDT

My in-laws, who live on a farm, used a fairly common call waiting device that allowed you to switch lines. But even they finally gave up and got broadband out in the middle of nowhere !!!!!

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Call Waiting
Jul 24, 2009 2:33AM PDT

Most newer V.90 modems have a modem on hold function that allows you to receive incoming calls while dialed up to the Internet using your line, I believe you have to have call-waiting and Caller ID for this to work though for the outbound calls though you'll have to disconnect.