Re: This is weird

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Satellite connections to the Internet use the dish for downloading and a
phone line for uploading. Undoubtedly your "satellite modem" is connected to
both the dish and the phone line. The router is connected to the "satellite
modem" and your computer is connected (wirelessly) to the router. This is
how you're able to see Caller ID in Media Center.

"Anna Carter" <acarter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OmS1liI9FHA.3592@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If I am in the wrong forum please forgive me, I looked but couldn't find
> one to ask this question in. I have a new media pc, but haven't set
> anything up on it. I only just connected it to the internet.
>
> We just received a phone call from a friend. A message popped up down by
> my clock that said incoming call and had his name and phone number.
> My computer is not hooked up to the phone line at all. I have a wireless
> connection to the internet, satellite dish on side of the house.
> So how could something on my computer know that we got a phone call and
> who it was from? I haven't ever had it happen before and I haven't
> installed anything that I know of that could do this.
> Thanks for you help.
> Anna
>


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