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Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem Bill Walters Thu, 2 Dec 1999 23:23:36 -0600

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Well, we went through all of this about a year or so ago......Nothing went
anywhere...

A number of us offered to front development cost....

If I remember correctly, Mark was "stonewalled" by Dialogic......

For what it's worth - I'm still interested, too.

Bill Walters

----- Original Message -----
From: Don Stephens <donstephens@101freeway.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem


> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jgary@mindspring.com>
> To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 10:35 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem
>
>
> >
> > 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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