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To: David Wiggins who wrote (5284)	1/18/1999 7:25:00 PM
From: Sean W. Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Dave, no. closest thing to this ISDN. Sean

To: David Wiggins who wrote (5284)	1/18/1999 7:31:00 PM
From: Sowbug	Respond to of 14778

Is there a device that will allow me to be on the internet and receive phone calls on the same analog line at the same time? Without paying much, much more than the price of a second line, no. 1. xDSL modems will let you do this (around $100/month plus installation and price of equipment); 2. There are special modems being prototyped right now that run in the UHF area so that if (a) the person you're calling owns the same modem type, and (b) you want to talk to the same person you're sending data to, then you can do what you ask; 3. Many phone companies offer voice mail that kicks in when your line is busy; 4. There are so-called "Internet phones," which I'm sure isn't what you had in mind. But generally, if you think about it, how would you get your single phone line to call two different places? There really isn't any kind of device out there that can pull that stunt. It'd be a little like putting two different letters in a single envelope with one stamp and expecting them to be delivered to two different places. If you can think of how to do it, though, sign me up!