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- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 18:36:13 GMT
- From: Chris Schmandt <geek@media.mit.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Distinctive-Ringing Decoder
- Message-ID: <telecom12.697.8@eecs.nwu.edu>
- Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 697, Message 8 of 13
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- In article <telecom12.679.7@eecs.nwu.edu> tc@cdc.hp.com (Alan TC Penn)
- writes:
-
- > I am going for a distinctive-ringing decoder or demultiplexer. The
- > function of this device is to route the incoming phone message
- > directly to either an answering machine or a modem.
-
- Some modems have this built in, I hear. For what you want, this may
- be the cheapest way to go. I recently got a "selective ring
- processor" listed in the AT&T Sourcebook (800-451-2100). They sell a
- two number version for $100 and a three number version for $130. I'm
- happy with the three number version I'm using. It has (switch
- enabled) lockout so you can prevent one device from going on the line
- if another is offhook. I have found this useful to prevent me from
- accidently barging in on an incoming fax, as I have the ringer turned
- off on the fax machine.
-
- Incidently, this approach was suggested by several comp.dcom.telecom
- readers in response to my query about voice/fax switches last month.
-
-
- chris
-
-