SB> Simple. If you have a voice modem, it will have a mic and speaker socket
SB> on the back. Plug the speaker socket into the line input of your sound
SB> card with a cable, go into your comms program, enter ATX0L2M1 to disable
SB> dialtone detection, and enable the speaker, then enter ATH1 to go
SB> online. You are now hearing the phoneline through your sound card.

DK>>> Two words:  YOU CAN'T.

SA>>  I dont think you really belive that?, DO YOU??

DH>> Without a significant amount of delicate hardware hacking, some of
DH>> which is quite likely to render some rather expensive gear into rather
DH>> expensive junk if the cutters or soldering iron slips - it doesn't
DH>> appear possible.  There's no physical connection from the modem audio
DH>> to any accessible place.  A microphone isn't a hope - have you ever
DH>> listened closely to a modem speaker?

SB> What a load of rubbish. Any voice modem worth its salt with speaker
SB> and mic sockets on the back can do exactly that, so you've obviously
SB> never tried. As the saying says - never let the person who says it
SB> cant be done interrupt the person doing it :-)

OK - what manufacturer makes a "voice modem" - what's the model
number, and where's it on sale?

No modem that I've ever seen, in some considerable years of using some tens
of different models, has had such a facility.   This doesn't mean that
there couldn't be one - details please?

Regards,
Dave Hatch.

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