Re: Passing Caller ID through non-CID aware PBX?

[prc1 <prc1@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:09:05 -0400, joe <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote:

>prc1 wrote:
>> I have an old NuTone PTX-1200 home PBX (2x12) that has worked well for
>> years.  Unfortunately, it was designed before Caller ID (and other
>> popular new phone company features) and it will not pass the signal.
>>
>> Now, as I understand it, CID sends the info on a data burst before the
>> phone rings for the first time.  My idea is this:  to build a device
>> that will monitor the main phone line, sense the CID data burst and
>> will "inject" it on the line(s) to the phone(s) without going off-hook
>> and preventing the PBX from handling the call.  Each phone extension
>> line (which normally is connected just to a card inside the PTX-1200)
>> would also be connected to this device.
>>
>> Does this sound feasible?  Has anyone heard of the existence of a
>> device like this?
>> ** To respond, remove the crap from my addy...  **
>
>why not just plug a caller ID unit into the phone line before the pbx?
>and run that to where you need the caller ID.
>or do you need it at all 12 places?

I wanted the info available from all phones.  It kinda defeats the
purpose of CallerID if you can't easily access the data.
** To respond, remove the crap from my addy...  **