Hunt down this tech who told you this, and smack him in the head.He
obviously has no clue what he's talking about. Your phone line/modem
have absolutely nothing to do with your ethernet/high-speed internet
connection. They're different ports, run different services, and
although a phone line *can* be an internet connection, after it's
connected to an isp via dial-up, it is completely separate, and
neither is related to the functionality of the other in any way.
There is no reason whatsoever why you can't have both dial-up
service, and brodband access. You could even use them
simultaneously, though why you'd want to is a bit of a mystery.
*grin* But regardless, your cable modem connected via the ethernet
port will in no way affect your ability to send faxes via the phone
line. I don't know who trains these tech people these days, but I'm
finding this to be typical of most tech support services. I'm
cnvinced companies are deliberately dumbing down their support
services, so they don't have to handle anything but the most
elementary support calls.
On May 11, 2006, at 11:38 PM, Joan Alice Maria Gibson, Esquire wrote:
Thanx, Vickie!
Can you have your Mac connected to a 'phone line for faxing via
computer whilst you are connected to cable modem for e-mail and
internet searches at the same time? Or, must you disconnect the modem
to use the 'phone line and/or disconnect the 'phone line to use the
modem? I was told by a tech last year that the 'phone line had to be
disconnected from the machine [and I had to give up my dial-up
service] for I could not use the ethernet-connected external cable
modem and 'phone on the same Mac; not even with the 'phone line still
connected to the Mac although I gave up my dial-up service for the
broadband cable service [which I love, by the way]. I do not have a
stand-alone fax or all-in-one machine and therefore have to fax from
my computer.
JG
On 5/11/06, John Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
yes you can. I have a separate phone line, a normal regular line,
and
it is my fax number and you can receive and send faxes. You can also
just use you regular line doesnt matter.
Vickie
