Call-Waiting Modem.(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
Poptronics, January, 2000
The Internet has brought us a lot, including busy signals. If you have one phone line and would like to be reachable while online, check out Actiontec's 56K External Call Waiting Modem ($124.99).
The unit connects to an open serial port (a USB version is also available) and offers full high-end modem functionality, including: answering machine with multiple voicemail boxes and remote message retrieval, fax send and receive capability as well as V.90 and K56flex support for high-speed downloads. However, you also get a wonderful extra.
Whenever the phone rings, you can answer it and see who's calling. If it's someone you'd rather not chat with, you have about seven seconds to hang up without losing your Internet connection. To talk with...
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