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Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem jgary.mindspring.com Thu, 02 Dec 1999 13:35:09 -0500

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Mark - have you/are you considered supporting a telephoney board such as Dialogic with
TAPI commands in the future?  This would provide more telephone options, ie automated
attendant voicemail etc.....  The Zoom modem is not providing me with everything I need
and want.  I am not able to transfer calls internally or externally with the Zoom as
I could with BigMouth.  I am looking for an automated attendent voicemail functions
as a separate voicemail unit to replace the telephone functions of ECS.  I recently
purchased a used ESI voicemail system but had to ship it back because it did not work.
 

      Gary

ecs-list@netbloc.com wrote:
> Scott,Local pickup was supported by the BigMouth, but
has never been supported by any of the supported
voice modems, as THEY don't support it.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026


Scott Danks wrote:
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> Well, I finally got a modem to hook up with ECS.  It is the Zoom 14.4 voice modem.
 But in looking at the ecs.htm file last night, I am confused about some things.  I
searched for information by words that I thought might give me insight, but alas!  I
still spent several hours trying figure things out.   I'm not sure how to detect when
the phone is taken off the hook, so it can play a message and ask for information. 
I thought I would have the system maybe talk to a person when they pickup the phone
and have to dial a 9 to get an outside line, etc.  I remember that Mark said he removed
some things, (maybe I can find the old archives) and one of the guys said he used that
function for his kids to pickup the phone and leave a message before going out.  Did
this really get removed, or was it just a thought?  Also, I tried using the local-phone-button
to let me know someone picked up the phone with the status messages and it did not work.
 Is this because I have not run the out!
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side
> phone line to it and it needs the voltage from the phone company?  I figured out how
to record the outgoing message and it recorded as a wav sound.  So I know that part
is working.  Any advice is welcome.
> 
> Scott.

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