> They've also said that modems usage is free (I didn't ever hear that it was
> free - maybe, because it's not for profit to say so), but the control for
> "illegal" free usage of caller number detectors is hardened
now. That damn
> stupid system of them - you can use a number detector, but if you do, you
> should pay for it - i.e., if you send a 500Hz signal into the line when you
> take the phone, you must pay.

 JK> I think I understand what you mean.  Is the number detector like
 JK> our "caller-id" where it indentifies the calling party's number? 
 JK> We also have to pay "extra" for that service here :(

i find it interesting that their's seems to be interrogative in that it
appears, from the words above, that when answering, they interrogate the
line with a 500Hz tone to gather the calling number... over here, it is
sent, automatically, (using 1200Hz IIRC) and we only need a device to read
the data being sent...

)\/(ark