Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!lll-winken!telecom-request From: mpd@anomaly.sbs.com (Michael P. Deignan) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Is There a Selective Ringing Blocker? Message-ID: Date: 26 Mar 91 00:48:11 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: Small Business Systems, Inc., Esmond, RI 02917 Lines: 32 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 242, Message 6 of 9 Okay, we've all heard of those nice devices which allow you to split a Selective Ringing line into a fax-line, modem-line, etc., by the addition of a little device obtainable from Hello Direct or other telephone equipment suppliers. But, here is a one which I haven't seen: A Selective Ring blocker. For example, say I have Selective Ringing, and use it for the following: Normal: Voice Line Two Short: Fax line Now, with one of those little gems from Hello Direct, I can successfully split the line so my fax will pick up when I get two short rings. However, in both cases, regardless of which line the call is destined for, my "normal" line will ring - somewhat of a pain-in-the-you-know- what if someone in Singapore is sending me a fax at two in the morning, when I really don't want to hear the "normal" line ring, even two short rings. Is there a device which will "block" the normal line from ringing when someone calls in on one of the alternate "selective" numbers? This way, emergency client phone calls can get "thru", but the occassional fax-at-2-am will not cause the phone to ring, awakening the household? Michael P. Deignan Domain: mpd@anomaly.sbs.com UUCP: ..!uunet!rayssd!anomaly!mpd Telebit: +1 401 455 0347