To all the experts...

We have 2 phone lines in the house, both have call waiting (no voice mail),
and a teenager...

Said teen has been connecting at night, usually leaving his computer
connected all night. I believe he is involved in downloading copyrighted
material (which is forbidden in my house). I have discussed this topic in
the past, but he continues to do this...

Is there a way, from another phone attached to the same line, or with a
device attached to another outlet on the same line, to disconnect that call?
I have tried to call the number from the other line, but it just rings.

Any and all suggestions are welcome!

Thanks,
Keith Kibler

In message <TcGdnS-FFpOkoy7enZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@comcast.com> "kibstone"
<noway@jose.net> wrote:

Pick up the phone and dial -- The DTMF tones will interfere with the
modem and the call will likely eventually drop.

The PC will likely just redial and pick up where it left off though, so
you'll be looking at a full time job.

--
The following was seen at a car dealership,
announcing new seat belt legislation:

"Belt your family. It's the law."

In article <TcGdnS-FFpOkoy7enZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@comcast.com>, "kibstone"
<noway@jose.net> wrote:

Keith-

Perhaps Dr. Phil is the expert you need! It has been suggested that
youngsters should be required to use a computer in a common area like the
living room. Copyrighted material isn't the only thing to worry about.
Reference
http://perverted-justice.com/guide/

In your situation, it might be a good idea to establish a cerfew time,
after which the phone will be disconnected. Get into the house wiring and
install a switch to the line that feeds the teenager's phone. Perhaps the
place where the outside line attaches to the house would be a good idea.
There may be a "test plug" there that can be disconnected to disable the
line.

Better yet, get your telephone service provider to install a switch at a
convenient indoor location.

Giving your teenager the benefit of the doubt, consider that there are
many legitimate files that require a long time to download over a
telephone modem. For example, Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program. No
only is it large, the occasional updates are also quite large.

Fred

Thanks for the ideas...

I know there are legitimate reasons for being on-line for extended periods
of time late at night, but I do have reason to suspect that there is some
not-so-legal downloading happening. I have access to his email accounts, and
I know he is using a free AOL account. I do NOT approve of AOL (since they
are, well, AOL) and we have discussed this kind of activity in the past.

I like the switch idea... a DPDT should work just fine...

Thanks!
Keith

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