From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: December 26, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can I connect both broadband and regular modems to my phone line?
>
> Leo,
> I have a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo L running Window XP. I am
> connected to the internet via a USB2 external modem
> (broadband) and would like to use the computer to send faxes
> but to do this I will have to use the computer's internal
> modem. Can I plug both modems into the phone socket at the
> same time without causing problems to the computer or will I
> have to diconnect the external modem from the phone line
> before plugging in the internal modem? Any help would be much
> appreciated.
If that first one is truly broadband - in otherwords DSL on your
phone line - then yes you can actually plug both in at the same
time. If you can make phone calls on your phone line while you
are on the internet, this confirms it. A FAX call is just a
normal voice call.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 9609
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