Talk while you surf
- 06 September 1997
- From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues.
- David Brake
AUSTRALIAN telephone company Telstra is working with Florida-based Netspeak on a way for Internet users to surf the Net and receive telephone calls at the same time without a second telephone line.
If a call comes while your line is engaged, the exchange automatically checks to see if you are calling a recognised Internet provider. If so, it will notify your computer that there is an incoming call and give you the opportunity to answer via the Internet. Alternatively, you can stop surfing and take the call. Telstra plans to offer the service to the public from November.
From issue 2098 of New Scientist magazine, 06 September 1997, page 9
