RE: New App xPL_Phone

[John B]

> > Should it not send a message when it detects a ring?
>
> No it doesn't, unless you have working caller id on the modem...

Ah.. a case of RTFM :-)

> If you don't have caller id working on the modem it relies on you
using a
> separate caller id unit (e.g. meteor).

Not a problem, as I have a Meteor, and it appears the Hayes doesn't support
my
type of caller ID.

> Without actual caller id it would be just a dumb answering machine,
and I
> didn't see much point in that. Though I guess it could make sense to
send a
> dummy callerid message (with no number) so it can be used without
callerid
> info?

If you can detect each time it rings, why not simulate a cid.meteor ring
message, e.g.

cid.meteor
{
calltype=inbound
ccs=ring
}

At least then people who don't have a Meteor can use it as a basic answer
phone,
and it will be 100% compatible with Meteor-style scripts that look for a
ccs=ring in the Meteor message.

Regards,

John