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Yep. These are digital phones run off of cards within the PBX. The lines provide added information such as flashing voice mail, name/caller ID etc. and the signals passed are quite different from normal analogue/digital lines. Analogue modems don't stand a chance with these.. I don't know the best way to check what type of line is which, as they both use the same cabling structure, but I guess avoid any phones with the words "Meridian" or any other PBX manafacturer blazened over them, or with special digital features. At 10:29 AM 10/21/96 -0400, Eugene Fiume wrote: >On Oct 21, 10:12am, Eric Trepanier wrote: > >> The other kind of line has a phone called "Meridian" with an LCD display >> display to show Caller ID info (name / number). When I plug my modem in >> this line, it doesn't work. Why doesn't it work and is there anything I >> can do about this? > >It's probably a digital line, so the line transmission characteristics >are completely different. There are, however, devices on the market >that go between analogue and digital lines. > >You should be careful not to plug your modem into such a line. >Apparently it's pretty easy to fry it. > >Regards, >Eugene Fiume. > >