Modem or speaker dialing

You have two choices of how to dial with MacDialer. MacDialer can utilize your Mac's internal or external modem to dial a number using that modem. It can also utilize your Mac's internal or external speakers to dial a number. Your needs and how your computer is hooked up determines which type of dialing is best for you.

If you have a 56k phone modem connected to your Mac and a phone line connected to that modem, you can use the modem dialing option. This works well because it is "behind the scenes," requiring very little extra work on your part. If you have a cable, DSL, or other highspeed modem, you cannot currently use MacDialer to place phone calls. This is because your conversation must be on the same line that the number is dialed on. Therefore, if you use a separate phone line connected to your modem than is connected to your phone, you need to use speaker dialing or place a phone on your 'net line in order to place calls.

Speaker dialing is for instances where modem dialing doesn't work. If you do not have a phone line connected to a 56k modem, then you need to use speaker dialing. It works with almost every phone and only requires that the phone be in an approximately near physical location to your computer and/or its speakers. Speaker dialing requires you to hold the phone near to the computer's speakers and therefore requires a bit more effort than modem dialing. It, however, should work with any phone that you can get near enough to your Mac.