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Re: [ECS] I Hate Telemarketers! Bill Walters Sun, 30 Apr 2000 00:12:18 -0500

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Michael,

Try this - using Phone-Box type items, set ECS up to answer on the 1st ring
(ok, if you want CID info, it will have to be the second ring)  and use a
"ring killer" circuit to disable the phone ringing.  The "default" mailbox
would be activated for any caller-id that is either unknown to you, or out
of area...The default mailbox answer message would be your "if you're a
soliciter, take us off your list, if you are not a soliciter, press "1"
now"......  Using Remote-Phone-Button item type, cause the local phones to
ring if "1" was entered, otherwise, user leaves a message in your "1"
mailbox...  Yes, you'll have to build up two circuits:     Ring-Kill (simple
full wave bridge rectifier with relay control to "shunt" it out of circuit
to allow outside calls to ring house phones) and Local-Phone Ring circuit
(Stuart Silverman gave a link to a site with suggested circuits, and this
site: http://www.sandman.com/tmstop.html

has some really neat telephone gadgets.  I just quickly looked over the site
for a "local phone ringer" circuit.  Didn't find anything but you might
e-mail the site and see if they have such a gadget.

Keep us posted with your results!!

Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael David" <michael@michaeldavid.com>
To: <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 8:13 PM
Subject: RE: [ECS] I Hate Telemarketers!


> Hi Steve!
>
> Yes - I too have ECS automatically answer o-o-a calls on the first ring.
> Unfortunately, some of those calls are real calls that I would prefer to
get
> through.  Otherwise I have to call them back on my nickel!  :)
>
> What I am trying to accomplish is to not have any indication a call has
> actually come in -- no ring, no ECS announcement, nothing -- until after
the
> caller has heard the "No Solicitors" message, and hit the key to continue.
> Then, the phones can ring and ECS can announce the caller ID info.
>
> Peace - all I want is Peace!  :)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Michael David
> michael@michaeldavid.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Rauco [mailto:srauco@excite.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 6:51 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] I Hate Telemarketers!
>
> What I do is have my computer make an announment saying "Sales call.
Allow
> me to answer it".  He then picks up, plays the no solicitation message and
> hangs up.  It's all based on the out of area caller ID.
>
>
>
> On Sat, 29 Apr 2000 14:45:37 -0400, ecs-list@netbloc.com wrote:
>
> >  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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