[thelist] Uk Telecoms / voice/dialup auto splitting UPDATE

[John C Bullas]

At 20:39 07/10/2003, John C Bullas wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have just helped set up a remote dialup into a PC based closed circuit 
>surveillance system
>
>It dials up a modem on a PC over an existing telephone line that is used 
>for voice only at present..
>
>If it is connected the modem answers all calls to the line and falls over 
>if it is a voice call :) <natch>

UPDATE:

A splitter between FAX and attempted incoming dialup might be more appropriate!

We are really  trying to keep the fax traditional & on paper as I know you 
can set up PCs to receive faxes too, but the video system
is not designed to be a PC in term of the thing being 6ft up a wall making 
the cost of employing a circus stilt walker or direct bloodline descendant 
of Robert Pershing Wadlow (to get the things printed out) expensive and 
messy....

Suggestions for either greatly received, printed out and waved around :)

FB


>What device (and how much & where from) can I put in line to direct dialup 
>attempts to the modem and
>voice calls to the phone... will a standard voice/fax splitter doo-dad 
>work...?
>
>http://www.lindy.com/uk/catalog/06/01/index.php like this?
>
>Modem is an external v56 voice fax modem 'nowt special
>
>Any help appreciated
>
>FB