Re: [NTLK] Linestein use with Newton

From: Jeremy Bond Shepherd (jbond_at_jameswhale.com)
Date: Thu Oct 24 2002 - 21:17:09 EDT

At 08:32 PM 10/24/2002 -0400, Anthony Velasco <ecotone_at_mac.com> wrote:

>Has anyone had success using the Linestein digital to analog phone line
>adapter with a Newton? The online user's manual indicates that some AT
>commands might be necessary for some systems.
>
>Are there other known work-arounds for dialing out or faxing over digital
>lines? The Linestein is kind of pricey... it's sold only by Hello Direct
>for $120.

I have not yet attempted to use a Linestein, mostly because I don't want to
spend that much money.

I carry around one of the inexpensive Radio Shack phone line polarity
checkers that shows green if plugged into an analog line with correct
polarity, red if analog with reversed polarity, and no illumination when
plugged into a digital line. I always test with this before inserting my
cord into a strange socket.

Part of my "road warrior" kit.

Of course, this doesn't help if there's no analog line around, which is
where Linestein would come in handy. Although, un-WEP'ed WiFi networks seem
to be more popular every day in the same natural habitats that digital
phone systems favor. Just today I was sitting in a strange office waiting
for a meeting to start and just for giggles I tried connecting my
Wifi-enabled Newt with the SSID set to blank and WEP unchecked -- to my
delight, I was served an IP address and got a live connection. And on my
recent trip to Italy, I was stunned to see that my hotel had a free Wifi
network for guests' use! I had gone to great pains to ensure I had a
Worldcom dialup with a local number in the town I was staying in
(Conegliano) and had packed my analog modem, Italian phone adapter, and a
reel of RJ11. Naturally I had left my Wifi card at home, not dreaming that
the hotel in this quaint little Italian town would be Wifi-enabled!

-Jeremy 

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