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Thanks. I purchased a three way plug last night and it appears to be working and yes for the-sm

Posted By: Wilson on 2006-01-10
In Reply to: Do you have anything like this? sm - DSL user

poster above it does have a filter on it but the way it plugs in I needed the extra plug so I could still be connected to the computer for my fax to work.  Thanks again for the help. 


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