Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!ames!killer!vector!telecom-gateway From: dspeed@sactoh0.uucp (Dave L. Speed) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Routing Incoming Calls on Home Phone Message-ID: Date: 26 May 89 02:25:27 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 26 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 177, message 3 of 6 I'm experiencing a lot of demand on my "home" phone line; home phones, home office phone, answering machine, modem(s), and a fax machine. In addition, I'm besieged with telephone solicitations. With today's use of telecommunications, I don't think I'm alone in this situation. One solution might be a home PBX, where a caller gets a second "dial-tone" and selects the proper internal line with a touch-tone code (perhaps with a 10 second wait default to the answering machine line). This and roll-over on busy from outside line A to outside line B would go a long way towards congestion relief. I've seen only two "home" type PBX systems advertised so far; one from Nutone in the $1200 range and one from Toshiba in the $400 range. I have requested literature on both; that which was sent to me was inadequate to make any rational decision. Would either of these offer a realistic solution? Are there other systems available? Are they compatible with modems (both 2400 baud and/or Telebits? Are they compatible with (common) fax systems? Are they reliable? What necessary questions am I not asking? Dave Speed (dspeed) : "Don't Crush That Dwarf, : 8908 Van Gogh Circle : Hand Me The Pliers" - Fireside : Fair Oaks, CA 95628 : : UUCP: (known universe) pacbell!sactoh0!dspeed BELL: (916)966-4188 >>> As a matter of fact, my opinions *are* those of my company <<<