Re: I need a doorbell!!!

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

thanks pete, was thinking it was prob a bit much, one of the later
posts is ringing my bell so to speak! :)

In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Pete Shew <pslists@...> wrote:
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> We've got a bit of a rambling house so I felt the need for a PBX early
> on. The FS2828 I started with had a doorbell input to ring the phones,
> but that died, so I rebuilt it with a PIC16F877 as the heart and it
> still rings the phones when the "knock down ginger" oiks
push the bell
> (PIR sensor addition as work in progress). Asterisk? OK, but POTS is
> much cheaper in the house and one "exchange line" goes to a
Linksys
VOIP
> adapter.
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> Pete
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> noel_pilot wrote:
> > right all....playtime! :)
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> > Just bought my first house and as soon as the lounge floor is
clear of
> > all my stuff the carpet will be up and cabling shall be laid!
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> > First challenge....I don't have a doorbell....No problem I hear
you
> > say just pop down to B and Q and buy one.....not really in the HA
> > mindset tho!
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> > So...I'm appealing to you all for all/any ideas, some far out
ones be
> > good, some doable ones would be helpful but really i'm looking
for
> > what can i do that will help justify my HA need!
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> > I've seen mentions of door phones with Asterisk, don't really
need a
> > doorphone, (it's only a little house) but if I could justify
building
> > an asterisk box because I need a doorbell and it could then ring
the
> > phones with a distinctive ring then cool!
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> > or anythign else?!  Absolutely anything considered, ...well
anything
> > apart from just buying a normal one!!
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> > Thanks
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