Re: Can MS Fax or modem listen for tones if ans.machine picks up?
- From: "Rich Roller" <rich@*REMOVE-THIS*r2c.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:29:42 -0500
Thanks Hal. I heard about the ComSwitch elsewhere... seems like it's
targeted to my need... very intriguing.
The Emerson seems targeted more to people who have dial-up Internet and
don't want to miss incoming voice calls when they're online... wasn't clear
if it's as good for switching inbound calls depending on their type (voice
vs. fax).
So I guess there's no way to program my simple Broadcom modem to perform
either switching (voice vs. fax) or listening/eavesdropping (fax listens
after answering machine picks up)?
-Rich
"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" <hhh@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> It can be done, but it requires third party hardware:
>
> http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
> Emerson Switchboard
> http://www.command-comm.com/phone_line_products.html
> ComSwitch®
>
> Hal
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> "Rich Roller" <rich@*REMOVE-THIS*r2c.com> wrote in message
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>> Config: WinXPproSP2, Fax Svcs (MS Fax Console), Broadcom V.92 56K modem,
>> Panasonic answering machine.
>>
>> I'd like to have answering machine and MS Fax share 1 phone line. In
> order
>> for calls to reach ans.machine I believe it has to answer the call first.
>> Then I'd like MS Fax (or the modem?) to be listening to (eavesdropping
>> on)
>> the beginning of the phone call and if it detects fax tones/signals from
> the
>> caller it would then intercept the call and take over, receiving the fax.
>>
>> Is this a pipe dream or can this be done? If so, is it a function of the
> MS
>> Fax software or the modem? In either case, I don't see any obvious
> settings
>> that would enable this.
>>
>> Note: The phone line connects from wall to modem to phone, so
> theoretically
>> if the PC/modem were to take over the call once it detects a fax, ideally
> it
>> would shut off the "output" to the answering machine so that the entire
> fax
>> call would not be recorded as a voice message, but that's a minor feature
>> that I could live without.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any advice!
>>
>> -Rich
>>
>> p.s. I realize that if I allowed the PC to handle fax and voicemail then
>> this might be easier, but for me there are several advantages to using my
>> phone's answering machine instead of using PC-based voicemail, so I want
> to
>> explore this first.
>>
>>
>
>
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