Telephone line question

[gerry]

Currently my internet line shares the same line as the telephone so when i'm on the net no one can use the phone.Apart from going Broadband which doesn't really intrest me i know the phone line will be split into 2.Is there any other way around this so while i'm on the net others can use the phone.My last resort is getting a new seperate phone line put into the house.Many Thanxs

[j2buttonsw]

Get a bluetooth PC adapter and a compatible mobile and use this for internet access. Orange also do a mobile "office" laptop card which allows you to surf the internet using mobile technology. In realistic terms, however, it is cheaper to install a second phone line and use this for the internet.

[Phantaxus]

You can get a box that you plug into an adaptor on your phone line that will alert you when somebody is calling - I think you need call waiting for this to work. Also I recall reading somewhere that the latest 56k modems can allow you to pause an internet call to answer the phone - can anyone confirm this? im on broadband now so I never went down this route

[rinkytink]

I used to have software which enabled me to take calls over the internet. The call would activate a ring tone via the software and I could take the call using my micrphone and speakers. This was when I was with BT on a dial up connection and I did have to get BT to enable some service on the line. Can't really remember much else because it was a few years ago but it is possible. As I recall I could also use the service to call someone else.

[football]

Have call diversion to a mobile when the internet is in use or BT homehighway.

[branchinghen]

and whats the problem with broadband ?