"Gogarty" wrote in message
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dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...


My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.

No, it's not on the net. Can't be accessed via the net which makes our
DSL quite useless for that business. But TRS-80? Intriguing thought. My
very first computer was a Trash-80 before it even supported lower case
characters. All the prinouts looked like teletype and my wife had to
retyped them on a manual typewriter before the clients would accept them.

How, exactly, does one connect a cell phone to a computer?

Do you mean directly? Mine interfaces via a USB port. My old phone
used a serial port. You might check with your cell provider. Before Sprint
offered the wireless service, the mechanism consisted of a bank of modems
somewhere (probably at a regional office). The modem then dialed the
number you provided so any dialup would work. If this kind of service is
still available then it sounds like it is what you need..

Doug

In article ,
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...



"Gogarty" wrote in message
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In article ,
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...


My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.

No, it's not on the net. Can't be accessed via the net which makes our
DSL quite useless for that business. But TRS-80? Intriguing thought. My
very first computer was a Trash-80 before it even supported lower case
characters. All the prinouts looked like teletype and my wife had to
retyped them on a manual typewriter before the clients would accept them.

How, exactly, does one connect a cell phone to a computer?

Do you mean directly? Mine interfaces via a USB port. My old phone
used a serial port. You might check with your cell provider. Before Sprint
offered the wireless service, the mechanism consisted of a bank of modems
somewhere (probably at a regional office). The modem then dialed the
number you provided so any dialup would work. If this kind of service is
still available then it sounds like it is what you need..

Many thanks. I know a lot more now than I did. Our provider is T Mobile and I
will contact them directly.

Good choice. Just make sure they understand that you want to do a direct
dialup and not gain access to the net.

Good Luck!
Doug

"Gogarty" wrote in message
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In article ,
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...



"Gogarty" wrote in message
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In article ,
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...


My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.

No, it's not on the net. Can't be accessed via the net which makes our
DSL quite useless for that business. But TRS-80? Intriguing thought. My
very first computer was a Trash-80 before it even supported lower case
characters. All the prinouts looked like teletype and my wife had to
retyped them on a manual typewriter before the clients would accept
them.

How, exactly, does one connect a cell phone to a computer?

Do you mean directly? Mine interfaces via a USB port. My old phone
used a serial port. You might check with your cell provider. Before Sprint
offered the wireless service, the mechanism consisted of a bank of modems
somewhere (probably at a regional office). The modem then dialed the
number you provided so any dialup would work. If this kind of service is
still available then it sounds like it is what you need..

Many thanks. I know a lot more now than I did. Our provider is T Mobile
and I
will contact them directly.