Method for providing telephone access to an internet user connected to plural bonded telephone lines

A method for connecting an incoming call on a particular phone line when said particular phone line is one of a plurality of phone lines bonded together for data transmission to a computer, comprising the steps of:

• redirecting the incoming call from the particular phone line to a server on the network;
• accessing a database to retrieve information related to the particular phone line;
• sending a message to said computer indicating the incoming call;
• waiting for a response from said computer;
• receiving a response from the computer indicating that the incoming call is desired on the particular phone line;
• redirecting all data transmission to phone lines other than the particular phone line;
• terminating the data transmission on the particular phone line;
• and
• connecting the incoming call on the particular phone line without terminating the data transmission.

A method for connecting an incoming call on a particular phone line when said particular phone line is one of a plurality of phone lines bonded together for data transmission by a computer, comprising the steps of:

• redirecting the incoming call from the particular phone line to a server on the network;
• accessing a database to retrieve information related to the particular phone line;
• in response to retrieving information which indicates that the incoming call should be connected on the particular phone line, redirecting all data transmission to phone lines other than the particular phone line;
• terminating the data transmission on the particular phone line;
• and
• connecting the incoming call on the particular phone line without terminating the data transmission.