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Re: [ECS] Telephone Question Mark Gilmore Tue, 24 Aug 1999 06:51:12 -0700

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
omnip@usit.net
423-745-0026
Gary,
I think you can do this with the AT dial string:
"!" causes a flash-hook and "," causes a delay
of ?? seconds.

J Gary Mull wrote:
> 
> I have a unique type of line, with Answer Transfer.  It is a little
> different than three way calling in that it allows me to transfer a caller
> to another outside line.
> 
> If you wish to transfer the caller, you simply press flash and dial the
> number and hangup.
> 
> I am trying to duplicate what I was doing with the BigMouth Card with the
> zoom modem and have not managed to duplicate what I was doing with BigMouth.
> 
> For instance I had phone box 5 set to transfer the call to my pager with a
> flash hook wait, dial 0, wait and then dial my pager number and hangup.
> 
> Can one first do a flash hook, then dial a number using the ATDT type
> string?  I have tried various ways to do this, but did not succeed.  I can
> do this manually with my PBX.  I answer the call, press flash hook, wait a
> moment, dial 0 to receive a new dial tone on my main number, then dial the
> new number and hang up.
> 
> I had other non published mail boxes setup to dial other numbers such as my
> Mom Long Distance.  I got a better rate if I was on my cell phone, called
> the house to a private mail box and then was transferred long distance to
> my mom etc.
> 
>         Gary
> jgary@atl.mindspring.com   Gary at Home
> jgmull@us.ibm.com          Gary at Work

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