Is there a way to have dial up internet service using one phone line without interrupting phone service?
917181
You may be able to get "internet call waiting" - that will make a box pop up on your computer screen if someone calls while you are on the internet, allowing you to disconnect and take the call if it is someone you want to talk to.
404469
No , you don't but it's great to have as a back-up when you couple it with a free dial-up service like Net-Zero (10 hours free a month), for those inevitable times when your broadband service is down.
953757
No. Need analog modem for phone line
141504
Well assuming you only want the "easiest" way to access the internet, I'd say if you had broadband, just plug in the Cat 5 Cable into the Networking card slot, or if you connect using a modem to just connect the phone line to your modem and dial away.
544583
Short answer: No\n\nLong answer: No, and here's why:\n\nUnlike dialup, you don't connect to a specific network with an account with them from any phone line. With high-speed, you connect straight to the ISP. If it's a place that offers free high-speed, then sure, you can use it. However, you can't just connect to ANY high-speed connection and use it.\n\nExample: You're using Company A for your dialup. Your neighbor has company B. You can go to your neighbor's house and connect to Company A and use your own account (neighbor pays phone usage bill, and you pay internet usage bill).\n\nWith high-speed, though, if you have Company C, and your neighbor has Company D, you will ONLY connect to Company D from your neighbor's.
220224
yes . you can use ADSL . first you should  buy a modem that is special for ADSL . after that get ADSL account From your ISP . in ADSL your phone line won,t bussy when you are online . infact whene you are online youcan call every where with telephon ! in ADSL you should not pay in money for phone line ! best Adsl speed in 1MBps . good luck \n\n My yahoo!ID: all2all_meysam
230613
If they are all using Broadband, you won't be able to detect that other than a wifi finder or a notebook with wireless. If one is connecting using a dial-up modem, then only one at a a time can connect to the internet using the same phone line. But you said there were a dozen? A dozen people connected to the internet using the same line means they are using a router and broadband(most likely DSL or cable), which means even if they are connected to the internet you can still use the phone and make phone calls. It's not really clear to me what you want to accomplish. Is someone hacking?
259419
You can't.  DSL uses cables to convey the data and if your area still isn't cable-ready (DSL cables that is), you will have to rely on dial-up in the meantime.
770208
Go to www.verizon.com for a  phone line & www.verizon.net for DSL
237665
You could get internet call waiting, this way if someone called you and you were on the internet the number calling would pop up on the screen and you would be prompted to answer call, ignore, or send to voice mail.  It costs like 4.99 extra from most phone companies and if  you are not on the internet alot and do not need dsl it is worth the few extra dollars.
568097
You can have 1 line. I have 1 line with phone and fax
239155
You can use services like Dialpad (www.dialpad.com), Yahoo Messenger (recently started outgoing calls)and Skype (www.skype.com) in case you might have to call occassionally. I personally prefer skype, its cheaper (2 cents/min to US from anywhere in the world) and clear. If you plan to call a lot, then probably you want to take some net based phone like Vonage, Packet8 etc with you. These companies provide unlimited talk time for 20-25 dollars. You just have to take their modem and you can connect it to any phone. These days vonage also provides an internet dialer just like dialpad etc \n(http://vonage.com/features.php?feature=softphone).\nI hope that helps
205734
It depends, if you have broadband, and have enough technical know how to wire Voip, don't use a rtary dial phone, and live in single family residence, then Voip is a good fit. If you live in an appartment/condo you can still use Voip but you vould only use it on one phone. This is because on the side of a house/ appartment building (only found in smaller units large highrise and midrise buildings have it in the basement) the is a box usually located nearby your gas meter. This box is clearly labeled Telephone, If open it up there are several short telephone cords that plug into phone jacks opposite them in the box. In order to use a Voip service on more then one telephone you must unplug all the phone cords in this box. It is possible, but very complicated to use voip and a traditonal tekephone provider in the same building with out seriously damaging the phone equipment inside. That box represents the legal demarkation  point of the local phone companies wireing and your wiring inside your house (onceagain if you live in an appartment/condo this is the landlords wriring not your and disconnecting it could get you in trouble). After you have disconnected it wrap the end of each phone cord in the box with a piect of electrial tape.Because phone lines are wired in Parallel any phone jack in your house can be broadcasting a dial tone. The Voip router you get from the provider is setup like any other router, execpt it has 2 phone jacks. Don't worry about jack 2. to get your phone service up and running connect phone jack 1 to a telephone jack on the wall. After you've regester your service on the companies website (you should of done this before hooking anything up) you'll have your phone service back up in a matter of minutes. Also, don't cancel your old provider if you intend to keep your same phone nummber, theres a form you have to fill out and send to the Voip provider along with an old phone bill inorder to get the number transfered, after this is cmpleted your old account will automatically be deleted.\n\nPersonally I like Voip.
372662
you'll need your computer to have a modem installed if it has one then you can use dial up
480854
It is possible to use this sevice without broadband, although the call quality is likely to be poor (you may experience the audio breaking up quite a bit). The faster your internet connection (ie: broadband), the better the call and audio quality.
537576
You should either abandon the dialup for something better (at least DSL, then you don't have to worry about phone calls), or you should get a seperate phone line (they are inexpensive).  If you MUST use dialup on the same line, then there are plenty of programs for that.  Check download.com .
470903
Get a VOIP router! and then hook that up with your phone line's main console...which might be outside the house!