B A R R Y wrote:



So, you get the first ring on all 7 phones? The caller ID data block
is sent once, between the first and second ring. The only way to not
get the first ring would be to have the PC answer and cut the call
through the modem's voice jack after the Caller ID info was verified
by the software.

This is why I asked about the other boxes (DirectTV) in the houses. If
they aren't sitting on the line when the burst arrives, after the
first ring, they don't get the data.


I use a free program which is similar called "CallAlert"

The ring(s) and caller ID is passed through to the other phones/devices.
If the calling number is "blacklisted" the modem gives a momentary
off-hook to answer and dump the call.

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA