Re: caller id?

[Doug Browning <wpg750@mb.imag.net>]

I think he was trying to get his terminal to do it with his existing modem,
not one of those caller-id ones. Do they have external ones, or just the PC
internals?

Jeff Blakeney wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:13:37 -0700, Doug Browning <wpg750@mb.imag.net>
> wrote:
>
> >No. Caller ID requires a special interface that uses the digital codes
> >that come down the phone line. Those "ring" messages are sent to the
> >computer by the modem when it detects a ring on the line. If the modem
> >was in answer mode, initiated by entering "ata" into your terminal
> >software with the modem on, it would answer the call and attempt to make
> >a connection. While you can use this feature to turn your computer into
> >a "silent ringer" you cannot make it into a call display. For that, you
> >need to get special software and an internet connection from your phone
> >company, Which, I believe is only available for the PC.
>
> If you have a modem that supports Caller ID then there should be no
> problem sending the AT commands from an Apple II using ProTERM, or any
> other communications program, to that modem to get the number and/or
> name of the person calling you.
>
> I don't own a modem with Caller ID nor do I subscribe to the Caller ID
> service so I can't give any more details than that.
>
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