Joe Desbonnet wrote: > This is more a general linux/telephony question so I hope it's ok to ask here. > > I need an application to be able to popup an information window > depending on the caller id of an incoming analog telephone call. > > I know this can be accomplished with some modems, but I don't like > this solution because it involves installing PCI or RS232 modems and > does not scale well for more than a few phones lines. > > I would much prefer hardware that has a network interface on the > computer side. The GrandStream HandyTone 486 adapter looks like it > just might be able to do this, but there is insufficient detail in the > manual to know for sure.
I have a Handytone 486 and I don't think it can do that. For a start, it can simply pass through an incoming analogue call to the handset: it does not interpret the analogue signal in any way beyond, presumably, detecting the ring tone so that it can switch. ael _______________________________________________ ekiga-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
