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Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem Don Stephens Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:55:18 -0800

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I think it would be worth another try. If not Dialogic then something else.
Gary has some experience with these boards, I think. Gary..
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Walters <wtwalters@home.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [ECS] Zoom Modem


> 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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