Can Outlook dial contacts with broadband

[john.croxen]

I want to be able to dial a Contact using broadband rather than an ordinary
modem. Is that possible? What settings should I use?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Are you saying you have VOIP service?

 

[ProfDD]

Russ:

Assume he does have VoIP. I'm sure many would like to know. There
ought to be something on MS FAQs by now.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

If he has VOIP, Outlook would have no solutions.
Outlook simply uses the Windows dialer which supports only analog phone
lines and modems.
His VOIP provider would have to provide a method to interact with the
Windows dialer.

 

[john.croxen]

Are you saying you have VOIP service?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I want to be able to dial a Contact using broadband rather than an ordinary
modem. Is that possible? What settings should I use?

Yes, I do. But that is a separate system that I have started to use. What I am trying to do is the use the Outlook dialler to make a conection through my landline. I used to be able to do that when I had an ordinary modem. Now when I Start Call I get the messages: "please plug the phone into your modem" and "unable to detect dialling tone" At present my phone is connected into a microfilter and then to a BT socket; the ADSL modem is connected to the computer by one cable and a cable out from the modem is plugged into a second socket in the microfilter (which is plugged into the BT socket). Mybe it's not possible.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You cannot use an ADSL modem for this.
You would have to obtain a DSL line filter suitable for connecting a
standard analog voice line to the DSL line and then connect that to your old
analog fax modem.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Are you saying you have VOIP service?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I want to be able to dial a Contact using broadband rather than an
ordinary
modem. Is that possible? What settings should I use?

Yes, I do. But that is a separate system that I have started to use.
What I am trying to do is the use the Outlook dialler to make a conection
through my landline. I used to be able to do that when I had an ordinary
modem. Now when I Start Call I get the messages: "please plug the phone
into your modem" and "unable to detect dialling tone" At present my
phone is connected into a microfilter and then to a BT socket; the ADSL
modem is connected to the computer by one cable and a cable out from the
modem is plugged into a second socket in the microfilter (which is
plugged into the BT socket). Mybe it's not possible.