Re: Fax etc.



Graham said

>Your husband will probably be able to use his old email address via your
>broadband connection.
>
>You will need to set the POP3 server to that of the ISP that supplied the
>address,
>
>and the SMTP server to that of your ADSL provider.
>
>This works in most cases.

Yes that works perfectly.

>You will probably need to connect to your dial-up account every couple of
>months or so to keep it live (I assume its PAYG)

Exactly. That is the problem.


>As for the other problem, is the dial-up modem connected to the "phone" side
>of the filter?

Yes, it can't be otherwise surely? Square socket and usual oblong
'phone one. The 'phone works perfectly too.
>
>Does it connect when the router is turned off?

Yes, as before it dials and gets picked up but dropped immediately
before recognition I suppose. It does this regardless of which
numbers I am calling. I have tried it with the ISP and several FAX
numbers all with the same result.

Many thanks for your response anyway.



RAM

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