Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 17 Jun 91 11:03:23 GMT From: Lou Kates Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Fax/Phone Switch Information Wanted Reply-To: Lou Kates Message-ID: Organization: Teleride Sage, Ltd., Waterloo Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu 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 464, Message 5 of 9 Lines: 29 In article caserta@athena.mit.edu (Francesco Caserta) writes: X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 437, Message 1 of 8 > In article , hv@uwasa.fi (Harri Valkama) > writes: >> Who can recommend for me an automatic fax/phone switch that has a > Before I start the list, I should premise a few considerations. I've > been told that even among G3 fax machines there is no guaranty that > they will issue a CNG tone when calling. This has been mentioned in this newgroup before but in case you missed it, you can get around this by getting a feature variously known as Ident-A-Call, Distinctive Ringing, RingMaster, etc. It may be called something else by your telco but it basically allows you to get multiple phone numbers associated with the same line with each number having a distinctive ringing pattern. Hello Direct and Lynx Automation (2100 196th St SW #144, Lynnwood, WA 98036, 206-744-1582) will sell you a device which listens to the ringing pattern and sends the call to different devices according to the ringing pattern. Since everything takes place BEFORE the call is connected you avoid having to depend on being able to recognize the CNG tone. Lou Kates, Teleride Sage Ltd., louk%tslwat@watmath.waterloo.edu