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Re: [ECS] Telephone Question Mark Gilmore Fri, 24 Sep 1999 05:19:55 -0700

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Gary, ECS is recording because an error occured.
But I can't help without the error message.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026


J Gary Mull wrote:
> 
> Is anyone using a phone-box type item with a dial string so one can
> transfer a call outside or to a extension on a PBX.
> 
> I have tried every variation I can imagine and ECS always starts out as if
> it is going to initiate the dial string by TTS saying, "You call is being
> transferred," however, it immediately begins to record instead and a error
> code is always posted in a messages.  I am using the ECS version as of last
> Saturday morning 9/18/99.  As I recall Peter or someone else use to do lots
> of telephone stuff.......
> 
>      Cheers,
> 
>           Gary
> 
> >Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 21:06:36 -0400
> >To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> >From: J Gary Mull <jgary@mindspring.com>
> >Subject: Re: [ECS] Telephone Question
> >In-Reply-To: <37C2CD80.48FE1B91@usit.net>
> >References: <3.0.5.32.19990823235524.013572e0@pop.mindspring.com>
> >
> >Hi Gang,
> >
> >Per my post yesterday I still have not yet figured out how I might
> transfer a call.  It is often the little things that I find the most
> difficult to see and do.
> >
> >My Bell South phone has answer transfer.  You can Flash get a new dial
> tone, dial a number hangup and the call is transferred to the number you
> dialed.
> >
> >I was doing this in ECS DOS with the BigMouth card using a Phone-Box Item.
>  If some one during the initial answer message pressed 5, ECS would then
> initiate the dial-string in phone box5 and transfer the call to my pager,
> another number would transfer the caller to my cell phone, etc....
> >
> >My question is, does the current Phone-Box Item support this in the
> Windows version.  The dial string is there but is anyone doing anything
> with a phone-box item like me.  I have set up the dial-string the same as I
> had in DOS, with the exception of a "," for "W" (wait) and "!" for "F"
> (flash).
> >
> >
> >Here is what I have setup that is not working for me.
> >
> >Item:                  Phone Box5
> >Type:                  Phone-Box
> >Initial State:         (none)
> >Message Item:
> >Box Number:            5
> >Dial-String            ATDT!,,,0,,,404-871-7804 X
> >
> >Instead of transferring the call, ECS begins to record. ??????
> >
> >ECS is an extension on the PBX, so I have to flash, wait till I receive a
> dial tone, then press zero to get to the party.
> >
> >"!" is a FLASH COMMAND
> >"," is a 1 second wait
> >
> >
> >I have tried various other dial-stings but I have not landed on one that
> works, any ideas
> >
> >
> >At 06:51 AM 08/24/1999 -0700, you wrote:
> >>--
> >>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
> >>
> jgary@atl.mindspring.com   Gary at Home
> jgmull@us.ibm.com          Gary at Work

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