Re: Does the following landline phone exist?

["Andy" <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As mentioned in my other replies..... I need a facility for ex
directory (no caller ID) to enter a PIN and get through to me.

All you got to do is produce a finished product that is legal to plug in to
a BT socket.  And sell it for half the price of truecall.
Then I'll buy one!   ;-)

Andy

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Steve Morgan <steve@...> wrote:
>
> Never mind looking for something off-the-shelf, this is an ideal
candidate
> for a UKHA project.
>
> I ordered Truecall, but cancelled the order as soon as I realised I
could
> do it better another way. I've put together my version using a
Raspberry
> Pi, Asterisk PBX software (actually, Incredible PBX, which adds
another
> layer of functionality on top of Asterisk) and a Cisco SPA3102
providing a
> PSTN-to-IP gateway.
>
> No programming involved, unless you want to and you you can set it up
to
> access a variety of remote phone books. My specific logic is slightly
> different, but yours is perfectly do-able using this setup.
>
> For incoming calls with no caller ID or international numbers, the
call is
> silently routed to voicemail	with a rather terse message that we don't
> accept calls from unknown or international callers; they can leave a
> message and if their call is important to us, we'll get back to them.
>
> Calls with caller ID that are on my blacklist are unceremoneously cut
off
> with the message "this number is not in service"
>
> Otherwise, calls are routed through to the internal phones. If they're
not
> answered, they'll go to a separate voicemail box. If the call turns
out to
> be unwanted, I can directly add the number to the blacklist.
>
> Any voicemail is sent out by Asterisk by e-mail, though you can dial
in to
> check voicemail or use the web interface. Full call logging is
standard.
>
> With this scheme, 95% of unsolicited calls are handled without me
knowing.
> The odd ones that get through, I take great pleasure in ensuring that
they
> won't get through again. I'm as pleased as punch with it.
>
> Asterisk supports IVR menus, so implementing your PIN scheme is no
problem.
>
> Shout up if you want any more information.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
> On 14/04/2013 13:04, "Andy" <andywhitfield2002@...>
wrote:
>
> >Does the following landline phone exist?
> >
> >I get 5+ cold calls per week day.  Plus now they are ringing me
Saturday
> >and Sunday!
> >I'm registered with the telephone preference service.  And have
been for
> >years.  But doesn't stop the buggers!
> >
> >So I'm looking for a landline phone that can do the
following.......
> >
> >For INCOMING calls....
> >1) If the incoming call has a caller ID and it is in the phone's
'address
> >book' then the phone rings as normal.  I can either pick up or let
it go
> >to answer phone.
> >
> >2) If the caller ID isn't in the 'address book' or is blank (as
with most
> >cold calling) then the phone SILENTLY answers the call and plays a
> >pre-recorded message along the lines of "Your number has not
been
> >recognised.  Please enter your 4 digit PIN".
> >    For friends and relatives who are ex directory, I would give
them
> >individual PINs (probably last 4 digits of their phone number). 
The PINs
> >would be in the phone's 'address book'.  So when they enter their
PIN,
> >the phone would then ring as normal.
> >
> >3) Where the caller doesn't have a PIN then a message would play
giving
> >the caller an alternative method of contact.  E.G. a throw away
email
> >address.
> >    Or perhaps ask the caller to enter a default PIN and go
straight to
> >answer phone.  Cold callers tend to hang straight up and not leave
> >messages.
> >
> >The idea is cold callers get answered silently (no rings, beeps
clicks,
> >etc) and I don't get interrupted by them.  Only genuine callers
will get
> >through.  And if a genuine caller doesn't have a PIN or isn't
programmed
> >in the phone's address book' then they can either contact me by
email
> >(which I get within 5 minutes on my mobile phone) or perhaps enter
a
> >default PIN and leave a message on the answer phone (depending on
how
> >I've set up the phone).
> >
> >Ideally the phone should have a USB port so I can set up the
'address
> >book' etc via my laptop.  Plus look at the logs of missed calls
(which
> >hopefully will be all cold callers!).
> >
> >I think BT do a phone that only rings if the caller ID is in the
phone's
> >'address book' but it doesn't do the second bit of allowing ex
directory
> >callers to enter a PIN.
> >So I hope someone knows of a phone that can do all 3 points above?
> >
> >Regards
> >Andy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>




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