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Telecom (Phone, Fax, E-mail)/Questions Answered by Expert Marvin Tanner
| Subject | Date Asked |
| unblock call | 6/16/2009 |
| Q: I've heard about the "trap call" program who would unblock the call received on a cell phone (would ... A: This would all depend on your local phone service. Call their sales department, and see if there ... | |
| Fax question | 3/8/2009 |
| Q: Right now I have a phone line (voice)with distinctive ring(fax) line with a fax machine hooked up. I ... A: There are many more questions here: 1) With T-Mobile will you have an analog dial tone? If yes, ... | |
| Problems with caller id | 1/23/2009 |
| Q: I recently bought a talking caller id box which I wanted to use with my bedroom phone. I removed ... A: Interesting problem. Plug in the old caller ID box and see if it works in the kitchen. Telephone ... | |
| oomswitch compatability with baja broadband | 12/31/2008 |
| Q: We recently switched from a separate Qwest phone line and a separate highspeed (DSL) internet ... A: This is analog connection for the fax machine. From the modem you must connect directly to the fax ... | |
| small business phone system | 12/25/2008 |
| Q: i am the owner of a small trucking company in chillicothe, mo. We are limited to the amount of phone ... A: Excellent Question What we see many times is that a business cannot obtain additional analog phone ... | |
| Connecting VoIP to house RJ11 wall jacks | 11/20/2008 |
| Q: I asked Spencer this, but he said it was beyond his expertise. Maybe you might know. I just ... A: Great questions, hard without a site visit. Here are a couple of things. Even though your telecom ... | |
| Sharing a line with a fax machine | 11/17/2008 |
| Q: We subscribe to ATT We have a fax machine (HP laserjet m1319f/MFP)sharing the telephone line. We can ... A: Good Question. The fax machine must be set in TAD mode to tell it there is a Telephone Answering ... | |
| Bad TR message on Fax Machine | 8/11/2008 |
| Q: I have an HP T45 all in one printer/copier/fax machine. I can send out faxes, but when someone tries ... A: Donna: Good question. There are several items to check. Number one, is there DSL on the same ... | |
| faxing from MFP (copier) on digital line | 8/11/2008 |
| Q: Customers are switching to VOIP, digital lines and we are getting weird reactions on our optional ... A: Can you connect an analog phone to the fax machine and complete a call? Can you dial out from the ... | |
| Local Exchange | 7/15/2008 |
| Q: My office building has a contract with the local cable company for phone service. They assigned my ... A: This is a very good question. It appears on the surface that the building management is operating ... | |
| DSL | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: What is the difference between DSL and Cable Internet Service? A: The difference between DSL and Cable Internet DSL is provided by the telephone company or ... | |
| fax through computer | 4/5/2008 |
| Q: I have been trying to send a fax through computer, but it has never worked. The message always says ... A: Has the modem ever worked? If this is a MS Windows system, go to Hyperterminal from START, ... | |
| Faxing and AM | 4/1/2008 |
| Q: I have Time-warner Cable, and I also have a printer/fax/scanner thingy...and I have my answering ... A: You are asking an excellent question. Cable telephone service converts the signal to analog ... | |
Marvin Tanner
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Telecommunications - VoIP, WAN, LAN, OS, routing, bridging, connections (DSL, cable, T1, t3)
Experience
30 years WAN and LAN experience with Cisco, Nortel, IBM, and BayNetworks.
20 Years teaching telecommunications at the graduate level.
Publications
Co-Author of Using Unix, Second Edition,
Education/Credentials
Masters Degree, Trained by IBM, BayNetworks, Nortel, and Cisco.
Currently, Ph.D. Student in marketing.
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