Telephone line to Soundcard - NEED HELP

Anyone know how-to make a cable that would plug into my telephone jack
and then into my computer soundcard?

I bought one from EBay and when I plug the cable into my phone line and
then into the soundcard my line
goes dead.

One guy mentioned he uses an isolator circuit of some sort to not short
out the line in his device.

This is the one I bought below that doesn't work.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14960&item=5774136958&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

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This one below supposedly works with a soundcard and phoneline.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5769614109&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1


If you can help send an email to SuprTrdr@Lycos.c o m

 

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Anyone know how-to make a cable that would plug into my telephone
jack
and then into my computer soundcard?

A capacitor (e.g. 1 muF) in series with the center conductor of the
patchcord, and you have a cheap solution connection your telephone
line to
your PC.

No, it is _not_ a solution. The telephone line must be isolated
completely from the equipment, both for shock hazard and for equipment
protection reasons. Connecting either side of the telephone line to
equipment will unbalance the line and cause multiple problems, RFI from
AM radio stations and a huge amount of HUM.

29 USD seems awfully expensive for a 1 muF capacitor.

Regards Wim