Re: Re: HomeSeer Phone 2

["Dean Smith" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

According to previous research(google) I've done Working UK CallerID
modems
are rarer than a rare thing. hence my question :). It appears that
almost
all the "generic" chipsets have the commands but dont work
:-(

Dean

----- Original Message -----
From: <steve.crick@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:25 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: HomeSeer Phone 2


> CallID does not seem to work, although all of the enable codes are
> taken by the modem fine.
>
> Is this a UK/BT issue? My Pace has never been a problem with
CallID,
> so if I get another hardware modem (my plan), is it going to work?
>
> S
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Smith" <ukha@e...>
wrote:
> > Do you get CallerID from it ?
> >
> > A cheap UK CallerID enabled modem would be great :-)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dean
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <steve.crick@b...>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>; <homeseer@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:06 AM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] HomeSeer Phone 2
> >
> >
> > > Sorry for the crosspost, but there seems to be little life
on the
> homeseer
> > > group these days.
> > >
> > > My HomeSeer and HomeSeer phone has been running quite nicely
for
> a while
> > > with my Pace modem. It announces CID fine, takes messages
fine;
> can't dial
> > > in and get messages or control any X.10, and the modem locks
now
> and
> > again;
> > > but hey nothings perfect.
> > >
> > > I upgraded to HomeSeer Phone 2, and the Pace modem would
not
> work. I did
> > not
> > > expect it too as it has an unsupported chipset (HSP 2
only
> supports
> > > conextant). So I bought a cheap (9.99) modem from PC
world
> (Creative
> > HSPPCI
> > > DI5732) which was Conextant based.
> > >
> > > Everything on HSP 2 now works, and I can do all of the cool
stuff
> that did
> > > not work on HSP 1.
> > >
> > > But. The manual for this modem says it needs a minimum P3
550mhz
> or higher
> > > to run, which suggests it is a software modem. My
HomeSeer
> systems is an
> > old
> > > P1 233, I do see a high CPU utilisation when the modem is
active,
> > everything
> > > _seems_ to be fine.
> > >
> > > So the questions I would like ask:
> > >
> > > Do manufacturers set the minimum spec deliberately high
for
> software
> > modems,
> > > so the user will not notice the extra CPU being used, and
hence
> wont
> > > complain?
> > >
> > > Is there anything that I have not considered here that
might
> result as a
> > > consequence of using a lower spec PC.
> > >
> > > Would I be better junking the software modem and simply
getting a
> hardware
> > > one (eg
> > > http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?
> &product_uid=26175)?
> > > (does hardware=good, software=evil in the modem world?)
> > >
> > > Thanks - Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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