Telephone

[Jerome B Newell]

Try gnome-ppp or kppp.
We used these to control modems before we went cable.
Most earlier Linux had them in the System menu.
They are still available through Synaptic package manager and may also 
be in Software Center.





On 03/12/14 11:10, Billie Walsh wrote:
> Yes. It's a modem. You plug in a standard phone line.
>
> On 12/02/2014 03:53 PM, Cody Smith wrote:
>> Billie, unless you plug your laptop specifically into a wall outlet 
>> that supports it (which from what I hear is exceedingly rare), the 
>> software you're looking for does nothing.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Billie Walsh <bilwalsh at swbell.net 
>> <mailto:bilwalsh at swbell.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     Back in the dark ages I used to use my computer to make regular
>>     phone calls over the modem. I would dial a person number through
>>     the modem and use a headset with microphone to talk to them.
>>
>>     My laptop has a built in modem. Is there any software to allow me
>>     to use the modem to make calls as above.
>>
>>     Kubuntu 14.04
>>
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