I am thinking of getting Bellsouth

Thinking of getting Bellsouth dialup. Is there a wireless box that works
with dialup?

TY

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Bill

"Jennie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thinking of getting Bellsouth dialup. Is there a wireless box that works
> with dialup?
>
> TY
>
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>
> Bill

http://www.alwaysonwireless.com/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Duane

"Jennie" wrote in message...
> Thinking of getting Bellsouth dialup. Is there a wireless box that works
> with dialup?

Sure, any "wireless box" can work if you have a NIC in your dialup computer.

Enable ICS and simply connect the NIC to "wireless box". If the "wireless
box" is a wireless router, disable it's DHCP. (ICS is the DHCP server.) If
the "wireless box" is just a standalone Access Point, shouldn't have to do
any configuring on it's WAN side.

Did this a while back before getting broadband. It'll work, but (obviously)
only is (nearly) practical for one device for even just web browsing. It
gets painful with only a second PC. Worked great for several PC's just
emailing though.

Cheers,
Eric

BellSouth told me that their dialup using v.92 standard 56k modems
automatically cuts off and on when a phone call is received, and when you
hang up it returns to the internet to where u were cut off. Does anyone have
any feelings about this feature?

Called "modem on hold" at
http://www.bellsouth.com/consumer/in...tml?src=lftnav


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Bill



"Eric" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Jennie" wrote in message...
>> Thinking of getting Bellsouth dialup. Is there a wireless box that works
>> with dialup?
>
> Sure, any "wireless box" can work if you have a NIC in your dialup
> computer.
>
> Enable ICS and simply connect the NIC to "wireless box". If the "wireless
> box" is a wireless router, disable it's DHCP. (ICS is the DHCP server.)
> If
> the "wireless box" is just a standalone Access Point, shouldn't have to do
> any configuring on it's WAN side.
>
> Did this a while back before getting broadband. It'll work, but
> (obviously)
> only is (nearly) practical for one device for even just web browsing. It
> gets painful with only a second PC. Worked great for several PC's just
> emailing though.
>
> Cheers,
> Eric
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

"Jennie" wrote in message ...
> BellSouth told me that their dialup using v.92 standard 56k modems
> automatically cuts off and on when a phone call is received, and when you
> hang up it returns to the internet to where u were cut off. Does anyone
have
> any feelings about this feature?
>
> Called "modem on hold" at
> http://www.bellsouth.com/consumer/in...tml?src=lftnav

Yeah, MOH is possible with V.92

Obviously, you need to be subscribed to Call-Waiting with your telco to use
MOH.

If you have Caller-ID, MOH also works with "Caller-ID on Call-Waiting".

I.e., if you are online and a call comes in, a dialogue box will pop up
giving name of caller and option if you want to take the call or not. If
you do take the call, the modem goes on hold for a select (telco specific)
amount of time. Its usually only a couple of minutes you can keep the modem
"on hold" while taking the other call.

Obviously, if you set up a (W)LAN, you'll only get the MOH message on the
computer doing the dialup.

I used MOH years ago and it "worked" somewhat. At the time, v.92 had just
emerged and the drivers (Lucent) were pretty flakey. Sometimes the MOH
wouldn't pick up the CW and the modem would simply disconnect, sometimes the
CW would be picked up but not CID, sometimes the modem wouldn't properly
switch back over after dropping the second call, ect. Imagine it should
work much better today though.

May be different now, but at the time I only was given two minutes of "hold
time" from the telco, which didn't make MOH all that practical. You'll have
to ask your telco how long of "hold time" you are given.

Cheers,
Eric

In article <4-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jennie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>BellSouth told me that their dialup using v.92 standard 56k modems
>automatically cuts off and on when a phone call is received, and when you
>hang up it returns to the internet to where u were cut off. Does anyone have
>any feelings about this feature?
>
>Called "modem on hold" at
>http://www.bellsouth.com/consumer/in...tml?src=lftnav
>
>

Jennie, take a look at Bellsouth's DSL starter service, the price for our
region of the country is not all that unreasonable v what you pay for a
normal phone line.

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

Thanks Reco, I have been checking my number for yrs for dsl. Still not in my
area and currently no plans to add it...ty

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Bill



"Rico" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <4-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jennie"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>BellSouth told me that their dialup using v.92 standard 56k modems
>>automatically cuts off and on when a phone call is received, and when you
>>hang up it returns to the internet to where u were cut off. Does anyone
>>have
>>any feelings about this feature?
>>
>>Called "modem on hold" at
>>http://www.bellsouth.com/consumer/in...tml?src=lftnav
>>
>>
>
> Jennie, take a look at Bellsouth's DSL starter service, the price for our
> region of the country is not all that unreasonable v what you pay for a
> normal phone line.
>
> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.

In article <SO6dnUJKH4g8CF_eRVn-(E-Mail Removed)>, "Jennie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Thanks Reco, I have been checking my number for yrs for dsl. Still not in my
>area and currently no plans to add it...ty
>

Where generally do you live? With adelphia in your address, I'm guessing
some where just north of Georgia and west of North Carolina. Is Adelphia's
cable rate too high for the budget?

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.