recording voice mail turned jovial

[Garth Meisel]

<snip>
<A phone line has 48V DC on it and by connecting
< directly to the phone line, you may damage your equipment or interfere
< with the phone line.

A little dangerous to sensitive equipment like that in a computer.  Likely to 
blow at least the sound card if external, probably alot more if it's built 
into the mobo.  But for an old tape recorder, what the hay.  Can't hurt 
anything in the telephone service (outside your line) if done carefully 
although they would frown on it regardless of your qualifications or purpose.  

One important thing to note, the voltage rate is NOW 48 volts DC constant.  It 
used to be 24 volt DC constant but if you're thinking about the extra current 
necessary to facilitate broadband and cable, you're thinking.  Remember 
though, the phone is not ringing.  You could be in for a very unpleasant 
surprise if the phone should ring while you're playing McGuiver.

It does make for a fantastic thing to do to the guy that got so drunk on beer  
at your party that he passed out on the couch after hitting on your wife or 
girlfriend.  A little tinfoil between the toes on each foot and a cell phone.   
Hello hello hello, were you hitting on my old lady?    
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