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Re: [ECS] LOCAL PHN SESSIONS WITH PHN-C ? Mark Gilmore Sat, 19 Sep 1998 07:42:01 -0700

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I don't see why not.
Is this a user-friendly device (with male/female RJ11 plugs)
or must one splice the phone cable ?

Ingo Dean wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Could ECS use an external circuit via a digital input port to sense when
> someone picks up the phone and hangs up?  This is from the Homevision web
> pages:
> 
> ***
> Phone On/Off Hook Status Indicator
> Many users like to be able to tell when the phone is on or off hook. The
> easiest way to do this is with a "Loop Sensing Relay" from Mike
> Sandman...Chicago's Telecom Expert (630-980-7710). The part is the "Standard
> Sensitivity Loop Sensing Relay 1 Form C," number WTB-860617-10. Cost is
> $14.95 (at least it was the last time we checked!). Connect it in series
> with the "ring" side of the telephone circuit, and use the other three leads
> for a normally closed or normally open relay. The relay can directly connect
> to a HomeVision input port. Special thanks to Bill Neukranz for pointing
> this great product out. http://www.sandman.com/wizard.html
> ***
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:markgilmore@cococo.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 6:19 PM
> > To: ecs-list
> > Subject: [ECS] LOCAL PHN SESSIONS WITH PHN-C ?
> >
> >
> > Iv'e got PART of a possible solution:
> >
> > Phn-ifc-c CAN detect local pickup/hangup/DTMFs, BUT
> > can only do so in "local" mode, whereby the phone
> > is disconnected (will not ring). BUT the RING status
> > is still sent by the modem to ECS (more on this below).
> >
> > I was thinking that phn-c could be left in local mode
> > normally (probably would be set via a new "Local" state).
> > Local sessions would then work as normal.
> >
> > If you wanted to place a call, you would push a
> > digit FIRST. An Event would then place the phone in
> > on-line mode, giving you a dial tone. Note that
> > this would be a hassle on the occassions when
> > ECS is busy (you would have to wait).
> >
> > If ECS (or an Event) detected a ring, it
> > would place the phone in on-line mode.
> > You would not hear the 1st ring, but you
> > would hear the caller-id announcement.
> > OK so far. BUT how am I to determine
> > when the call is finished, so that I can
> > return the phone to local mode ? &^%%&
> > Any ideas ?
> > --
> > Mark Gilmore
> > Omnipotence
> > http://members.a2zsol.com/omnipotence.html
> >

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence
http://members.a2zsol.com/omnipotence.html

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