Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!wuarchive!swbatl!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: egs@u-word.dallas.tx.us (Eric Schnoebelen) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Answering Machine Interrupter Message-ID: Date: 26 Jul 89 18:57:07 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: u-word.k!egs@cs.utexas.edu Organization: John W. Bridges & Associates, Inc., Lewisville, Tx. Lines: 37 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 258, message 6 of 9 In article miket@brspyr1.brs.com (Mike Trout) writes: -In article , glen@aecom.yu.edu (Glen M. Marianko) writes: -> Age old answering machine problem: forget to turn off answering machine -> when you get home, phone rings, answering machine picks up and you -> pick up. You scream to the person on the line to hold on while you -> run to shut the &#*$% thing off. - - I wasn't aware that my machine was anything special, but I NEVER turn it off, - even when I'm home. It's a Panasonic (I can supply the model number if - anybody's interested) and has adjustable two- or four-ring pickup. I keep it - set on four rings (which really works out to almost five), and as long as I - pick up the receiver before then, the machine doesn't kick in. Works no - matter which extension I pick up (I have four active phones, plus many more - jacks). Do I have a unique answering machine, or am I misunderstanding the - problem? I didn't think my answering machine was overly special either.. It too is a Panasonic, the dual line model ( about the only special thing about it, or so I thought ) and I too leave it on all the time, with the "toll saver" feature enabled.. If the machine answers, and I want to talk to the person ( perfect for screening calls ) it will hang up after I pick up any extension in the house.. Other features: remote control from any tone pad, complete with replacing the message, selection of which line is answered, time and day of the week stamping, and all of the other "standard" features that come on answering machines these days.. The only thing I wish it had is a way to shut up and hand the call off to a modem if it hears a carrier.. ( that wasn't on the request list when the machine was purchased... ) -- Eric Schnoebelen, JBA Incorporated, Lewisville, Tx. egs@u-word.dallas.tx.us Real Programmers: Real Programmers have trouble suppressing homicidal tendencies when asked, "Are you sure?"