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From: greg@gagme.chi.il.us (Gregory Gulik)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Phone line busy indicator
Message-ID: <542@gagme.chi.il.us>
Date: 5 Jul 90 06:05:29 GMT
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JAJZ801@CALSTATE.BITNET (Jeff Sicherman,CSU Long Beach) writes:
>
>  Does anyone know of a device, Radio Shack like or mail order,
>that can be attached to extension phones of a single-line home
>type system to indicate when the line is already in use, so that
>a handset is not picked-up while i'm on line with my modem.
>


I just picked up this little gadget from Radio Shack yesterday
which sounds like it would help you more than a little light.

It is called the DuoPhone TeleProtector and cost me $7.95

Basically, it is supposed to be used on an answering machine
that you want to kill when you pick up another line.  I used
it for the opposite reason.  I have it on another line in the
house, and when the modem is being used, that line is completely
dead!

So, just go to Radio Shack, and read the package, it might
suit your purpose.

-greg


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