How Do I Share Dial Up With a Satellite Receiver?

There are satellite receivers that require a telephone connection to enable video-on-demand (VOD) ordering. You can share the dial-up needs of another device--for example, a laptop that uses a dial-up modem--with the telephone outlet connected to a satellite receiver. You will not have to modify the telephone outlet, nor will you need to purchase any special tools. A single telephone accessory easily obtained from an electronics store or even a drugstore is all you need.

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  Remove the satellite receiver's telephone cord from the socket in the telephone outlet.

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  Plug the connector on the dual telephone outlet adapter into the telephone outlet's socket. Plug the satellite receiver's telephone cord into one of the two sockets on the dual telephone outlet adapter.

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  Plug one end of a telephone cord into the other socket on the dual telephone outlet adapter. Plug the other end of the telephone cord into the modem socket on the side of the laptop that has the built-in telephone modem.