Subj : Re: Your cell phone bill?
To   : Nightfox
From : deon
Date : Thu Jul 21 2022 13:40:30

  Re: Re: Your cell phone bill?
  By: Nightfox to deon on Wed Jul 20 2022 09:04 am

 > In the past, with phone lines, if you wanted to be able to use dialup on your computer while still being able to talk on the
 > phone, you would need at least 2 phone lines - One for your telephone and one for your computer.

Oh, I understand multiple lines on a "landline" - it was available in OZ, where the 2nd number had a different ring (distinctive ring), so that it could be used for a different purpose. Fax comes to mind, but also house mates who wanted their own number.

But I dont understand why on a mobile/cell device. When I first got a mobile, all those decades ago, it was possible to have multiple numbers on it - where the 2nd number was to receive fax (I never understood why people wanted a fax service on a cell phone), but I dont think that took off.


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