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Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem Don Stephens Thu, 2 Dec 1999 16:51:18 -0800

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Hey Gary:
  Have you priced a Dialogic board? If they aren't too expensive and there
is enough interest, perhaps the interested parties could buy a board for
Mark.
Don
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From: <jgary@mindspring.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem


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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.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
> http://www.usit.com/omnip
> 423-745-0026
>
>
> Scott Danks wrote:
> >
> > 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!
> !
> !
> 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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