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Re: [ECS] Blank phone messages Mark Gilmore Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:07:06 -0400

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A.J.,
I have seen this problem with some callers
(or calls from certain areas ?), where there is
not a sufficient duration of silence after the
hangup (to be detected by the modem).
The default silence-detection duration is 5 seconds.
This may be overridden by editing PHNC0.SET,
but making it TOO low will cause premature hangups
when callers pause.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


"A.J. Griglak" wrote:
> 
> Is there any way to combat blank phone messages.  Recently, I've been
> getting a lot of phone messages that are dead air for 5-10 seconds, then you
> hear the phone company recording "If you'd like to make a call, please hang
> up..."  I also get phone messages sometimes when the caller hangs up before
> the outgoing message is done.
> 
> I'm using Win98SE, and a Rockwell based 33.6 v.34 modem.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -=A.J.

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