How is Modem On Hold supposed to work?

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I just tried the Modem On Hold feature. It does in fact alert me to an
incoming call and I'm able to successfully talk to the party calling
but find that when I disconnect from them, I lose my modem connection.
I guess I was under the impression that you're supposed to be able to
go right back online, like sort of a "poor man's DSL". Or is that
incorrect?

Using a PCTel HSP V.92 modem, WinXP home.

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Do you have call waiting on your 'phone line? I'm pretty sure that it's
required.

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I just tried the Modem On Hold feature. It does in fact alert me to an
incoming call and I'm able to successfully talk to the party calling
but find that when I disconnect from them, I lose my modem connection.
I guess I was under the impression that you're supposed to be able to
go right back online, like sort of a "poor man's DSL". Or is that
incorrect?

Using a PCTel HSP V.92 modem, WinXP home.

Thanks for all shared wisdom, and Happy New Year.
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The modem should be able to detect when you hang up the phone, and
connect back to the ISP. However, it won't always work, ISPs can set
timeouts for modem-on-hold, and they have little incentive to set this
longer then a minute or two.
 
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