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X notifies incoming calls on dial-up connection!
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Join Date: May 2001
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Holy cow! Right there in the Internal Modem setup in the Network Pref Pane, it has a checkmark for "Notify me of incoming calls while connected to the Internet." I can't call myself here, but I suppose it pops up a little window to tell you someone's calling, and lets you disconnect to get the call.
I can't believe it - this is a feature that even AOL is saying is a really big deal, having advertisements just about this feature along. Why doens't Apple push this feature of Mac OS X a little more? This is the first I had ever heard of it.
What other features does Mac OS X have that are out of the way that many don't know about, like this one?
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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You mean in panther, right? If so, I'm excited!  I've really needed this feature for some time.
Matt Fahrenbacher
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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You dial up users are all suckers.
Anyway. I would be happier if it just notified you of ANY incoming calls.
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"Laugh it up, fuzz ball!"
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Columbia, MO
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yeah that'd be cool. bluetooth style.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: May 2001
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No, in Mac OS X 10.2.6. Check it out!
Also, I'm not a dial up user. And I feel bad for all dial-up users, broadband is a really amazing thing.
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Join Date: Jun 1999
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This was in Jaguar even before 10.2.6. I don't know how far back it goes. But to see it you must have a Mac with a V.92 modem. If you don't see it, it's probably because you have a regular V.90 modem.
Chris
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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I heard that v92's could get up to 15K transfers on adequate phone lines (don't know what spec) ... anyone experience this ?
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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This capability was introduced hardware-wise with v92 modems. Can't say what version of OS X supports it, but it's been around for a while.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Originally posted by Sarc:
I heard that v92's could get up to 15K transfers on adequate phone lines (don't know what spec) ... anyone experience this ?
Me 
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Yeah... this is in the v92 spec. (Evidenced by the fact that if you choose a v90 modem script, you can't select this option)
Not sure, but you also may need to have call waiting for this to work.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Milan
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Yep , you need all these to get it to work:
V92 modem
Call waiting
ISP with V92 modem support
On a visit to the UK I had 2 out of 3 but trying to find an ISP who supports this was difficult.
Seems like they're not bothering to update their modem equipment since they expect more poeple to go broadband.
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Nothing to see, move along.
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