Inspiron 1100 - Odd accesory - What is it?

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Yesterday a client showed me an item that she says came with her Inspiron
1000. It is an adaptor of some kind that connects in series with the power
supply and has 3 jacks on it that look like standard RJ-11 connectors. It
has a white reset button and is a Belkin product. I can't find such a thing
anywhere at Dell or Belkin and can't imagine why phone jacks would tie to
the power supply. Does anyone know what this thing is?
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"GTS" <x@y.com> wrote in message news:laKKe.23188$7d.16689@trnddc08...
> Yesterday a client showed me an item that she says came with her Inspiron
> 1000. It is an adaptor of some kind that connects in series with the
> power supply and has 3 jacks on it that look like standard RJ-11
> connectors. It has a white reset button and is a Belkin product. I can't
> find such a thing anywhere at Dell or Belkin and can't imagine why phone
> jacks would tie to the power supply. Does anyone know what this thing is?
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>
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I would guess a surge protector that also protects surges through the phone
line.

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Thanks.

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"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> "GTS" <x@y.com> wrote in message news:laKKe.23188$7d.16689@trnddc08...
>> Yesterday a client showed me an item that she says came with her Inspiron
>> 1000. It is an adaptor of some kind that connects in series with the
>> power supply and has 3 jacks on it that look like standard RJ-11
>> connectors. It has a white reset button and is a Belkin product. I
>> can't find such a thing anywhere at Dell or Belkin and can't imagine why
>> phone jacks would tie to the power supply. Does anyone know what this
>> thing is?
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>
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> I would guess a surge protector that also protects surges through the
> phone line.
>