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RE: [ECS] I Hate Telemarketers! Michael David Sat, 29 Apr 2000 21:20:23 -0400

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Hi Stuart!

Interesting page - thanks.

Now - I do have a ring signal generator, so I guess that's half the battle.
Is all I have to do to make the phone ring is apply the generator across the
phone line?  Won't it cause a short when the handset is picked up?

Cheers!

Michael David
michael@michaeldavid.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Silverman [mailto:N1fbg@netzero.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 8:21 PM
To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
Subject: Re: [ECS] I Hate Telemarketers!

Hi,
check out this site, they have info how to make a telephone ring.
Stuart

http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/telephone_ringer.html


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael David <michael@michaeldavid.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 2:45 PM
Subject: [ECS] I Hate Telemarketers!


> Hi Folks!
>
> I'm looking for one of those boxes that silently answers the phone, plays
a
> message like:  "This number does not accept solicitations.  If you are a
> solicitor, put us on your do not call list and hang up now.  Otherwise,
> press 1 to continue."  After "1" is pressed, this box then rings the
phones
> in the house.
>
> Anyone know where I can find such a box?  Although available in some
areas,
> out phone company doesn't provide such a service.
>
> I'd love to do this type of thing with ECS, but I can't figure out how to
> get ECS to put the caller on hold and ring the phones in the house when
> appropriate.  Any ideas on how to do this?
>
> Currently, I have ECS play the phone company's "<bee-bee-beep> The number
> you have called <my phone number> is not in service, etc..." for
> telemarketer's whose number ECS knows.  However, most show up as an out of
> area call.  My defense to this has been to have ECS immediately answer all
> out of area calls.  However, that still has the phone ringing all the
time.
>
> How have you guys dealt with this issue?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Michael David
> michael@michaeldavid.com
>
>
>
>
>
>

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