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RE: Just got some info from BT re ADSL


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: RE: Just got some info from BT re ADSL
  • From: Ian Lowe <ian@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 02:44:18 -0700 (PDT)
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--- Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> But Home Highway provides you with 3 numbers anyway! - usually enough
> for most people?

Ahhhh, but...

The problem I found was that you cannot "pick up" either of your
analog
numbers from the Digital ports.

ie, I have two analog numbers, and the digital one

What I would >like< to do is use my Speedway card to answer inbound
data instantly, and inbound voice calls after a few rings. It would let
me filter out junk calls, use the PC as an answerphone, even let me do
cool stuff like sending messages via winroute's SMTP gateway, so that I
could have voice messages forwarded on to my PC at work...

lots of cool stuff..

However, even though internally the HH box is a "sort-of" ISDN TA
with
POTS ports, Bt have chosen in firmware to prevent the digital side from
picking up inbound calls on the voice numbers.

Apparently it is to prevent confusion for normal consumers. grrrrrrr.

Ian.

=====
>+++
Ian R Lowe. Director, Wintermute Consultancy Ltd.
e-mail: ian@xxxxxxx
Onward and Upward! Towards Ascension!

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