Chapter 1

Modem On Hold

Your computer comes with the Modem On Hold application preinstalled. This application enables you to answer incoming voice calls or make outgoing voice calls while maintaining your Internet connection, by putting the Internet connection on hold.

To use the Modem On Hold feature, you must have Call Waiting service and an ISP that supports the V.92 modem protocol. You must also have Caller ID service, if you want the application to display the identity of incoming calls. The phone line must support Type 2 Caller ID.

For V.90 connections, which do not support the Modem On Hold feature, the Modem On Hold application displays the incoming call information so that you can choose to either ignore it, or disconnect the Internet connection to answer the call. The application can also be configured to automatically disconnect your Internet connection so that you can answer incoming voice calls, in case you do not have Call Waiting service.

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