TheJerbear79 writes "I newly accepted a work-from-home job that will involve using my landline to talk to customers. When I log into the phone queue, my landline will ring, I'll put in a three digit code, and then calls are routed to the phone line I'm on. It basically turns my landline into a softphone. Rather than using a regular handset or obtaining a nice profession phone with a headset and speakerphone, I would like to use my PC's modem in where with a normal PC headset and soundcard. I know the implements is capable, but the modem didn't come with appropriate software. Has anyone found any one thing cheap/free that would suit this kind of usage? Just for clarity, I don't want to use a VOIP solution; I need to use my plain old landline. My reason is this: if I'm food abstinence a movie or listening to an MP3 while I'm waiting for a call, I don't want it to ever be apparent to the person who is on the phone with me, and I want to route all the audio I use through a single headset. I've scoured Google for all close to this application, and all I've managed to find is inside story* on VOIP systems program or programs that turn my PC into an message center machine, neither of which will work."

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