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Initiate a phone call remotely?
I've just renewed my BT Line Rental Saver contract for the line in my
holiday flat (including free evening and weekend calls) and BT now seem to be imposing monthly - rather than quarterly - billing for customers using this deal. I'm pretty sure that, in order to continue to qualify for free Caller Display, etc., I still need to make a specified number of potentially chargeable calls each billing period. That wasn't a problem with quarterly billing because I was always at the flat often enough to make enough calls each quarter - most of which would be free evening calls to my answering machine at my main home! However, there may be some times when I don't visit the flat for more than a month - so, with monthly billing, I may sometimes be unable to make the requisite number of calls. So - eventually getting to the point after a long preamble - can anyone suggest the best way of making calls from the flat without actually being there? There isn't a computer there when I'm not there - otherwise, if I left one running, I could probably set up a scheduled task to use a modem to dial out at regular intervals. However, there *is* a permanent internet connection, with a router which I can access remotely to check that the connection's still up. Could I attach anything to that which would do the dialling and which could be controlled remotely? Or, is there a stand-alone bit of kit with a built-in timer which could do it? TIA. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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