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By: Chris Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On: Saturday, January 20, 2001, 8:26:46 AM
Re: [Miami] Re: Calling from elsewhere.
Hi Chris,
>> If I want to use my computer hooked up to a different phone number,
>> than the one I used when I initialized Miami, but I still want to be
>> able to use Miami on the original phone number, how do I proceed?
>>
>> I ask the question, because, when I tried doing just that, I was not
>> able to connect through any of the ISP's I use.
> Do the two numbers differ in the "features" they have? Say, for
> instance one has call waiting and the other dosen't? The only time that
> it would make sense that a logon "breaks" from a different number on the
> client side is when the server is using callback verification.
It's possible that your ISP is using caller ID, and expecting you to
always call from the same number. I've come across this on one BBS.
That's different from callback (where they ISP rings you back, after you
first dial in, and you do your internetting on the call that they make to
you). But, I'm not aware that Windows supports that, directly.
I'd call the ISP, and check with them. And, if they're doing that, ask if
more than one number can be assigned to your account.
It's also possible that one of your phone lines has a fault, or has other
equipment connected to it (phones, faxes, answering machines, burglar
alarms, etc.), that makes life too hard for your MODEM.
> In either case, why not just run Miami init again, import the new settings
> and save them with a different name/icon. Then just start Miami with the
> corresponding icon, depending on which line you are using.
There shouldn't be any difference, unless your call is getting answered by
a different system at the ISP. Which isn't likely, unless your two
different numbers go through different exchanges, and your ISP has
different nodes that are automatically dialled depending on where the call
came from. Again, that's not likely on normal phone numbers, only the
special ones (e.g. companies that have national phone numbers, for
instance).
> I used to swap phone lines on my side all the time, using the same exact
> settings with no problems at all.
I do the same here all the time. It doesn't make the slightest bit of
difference.
> BTW, all that the "location" stuff in MS dialer does AFAIK, is to help the
> dialer decide whether it needs to dial "1" and the area code. It really
> shouldn't have a bearing on any of the other settings. (with the exception
> of callback type connections)
Yes, things like knowing if your in an office, it needs to get an outside
line, and checking whether it needs to dial a long distance access code.
It does nothing else, that I know about.
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