Hello Ian!



10-Feb-97 14:25:00, Ian Smith wrote to George Schikowski

          Subject: Call Waiting



 GS>> 03-Feb-97 14:51:00, Russell Brooks wrote to Mark Lewis



 RB>> Modem manufacturers got smart and included a Fax with a modem years ago

 RB>> but to this day they have not come up with a foolproof way of having

 RB>> the unit answer in either fax mode, Data mode or allow a voice call

 RB>> answer gracefully.



 GS>> Which modem comes closed to this triple functionality?



 IS> It's simply not possible, while most calling modems do not emit any tones 

 IS> at

 IS> all, until the called modem presents answer or protocol tones.  How can 

 IS> you

 IS> distinguish between a modem saying nothing and a human saying nothing?



Hmmm, I see what you mean.  :-(



Thanks for the information Ian.  :-)





      -=> Cheers, George <=-

          george.schikowski{at}sydpcug.org.au



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