I seem to remember a small handheld tester that you coul plug into a phone jack and it would tell you analog or digital... I had one when I used to work for IBM and was on the road all the time... Maybe you can get one cheap...
Douglas P. Milone, PMP Client Relationship Manager Money Counts, Inc. O - 704-372-3801 M - 704-293-0407 www.moneycounts.biz ...... Original Message ....... On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:18:03 -0500 Justin Owades <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> In order for you to determine what you have is to contact your IT >> department or your Tele-communications group on your campus. > >Ahh but thats the problem- nobody knows! I get different answers from >different phone and IT people, and everyone seems to be sure they're >right. If I plug the Tivo into a digital phone line... would it just >not work or would it actually do irreversable damage? > >On 11/14/05, Christine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> sagrilarus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> PBX is indeed a digital phone line. More importantly, it ships >> data to the handset, such as voicemail and call information. This >> data coming back to the handset is additional power on the phone line >> that can damage a computer modem. You may have a Centrex instead -- >> that would be your building being given a dedicated bank of numbers at >> the local phone company. Both of these can look just like a >> plain-old-telephone-system phone. You need to ask your phone company >> people if it is safe to plug a modem into the phone line, >> >> That's not quite right. I manage a Mitel PBX that has the option >> for both digital and analog lines. Generally I use the analog lines for >> FAX machines, conference phones, and modems and digital lines for office >> phones. It's important to note that they are not interchangeable. >> In order for you to determine what you have is to contact your IT >> department or your Tele-communications group on your campus. >> Chris >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS >> >> >> Visit your group "tivocentral" on the web. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. >> >> ________________________________ >> > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/eCTplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tivocentral/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
