> Indeed, Telecom couldn't care less about what happens to _our_ equipment, but > they do care to a considerable degree about 240v AC getting onto _their_ > precious lines and exchanges
Sure, but may I point out that the modem should have some protection against phone line overvoltage to protect itself, which would work both ways? And have you ever seen a plugpack which was not double-insulated (the two nested squares) to protect the plugpack user? It's probably illegal not to, and that has little to do with Telecom. > imho, their paranoia about 240v AC getting into telephone lines is probably > basically quite a Good Thing (TM), ( I really do not want to be electrocuted > by 240v AC when plugging in a phone ) Uhm, there's already 70V DC, so you might want to be a tad careful anyway. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
