Re: Caller ID
Re: Caller ID
- Subject: Re: Caller ID
- From: Roger Smith <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:07:07 -0700
Couple of things to bear in mind regarding Caller ID with the built
in modem from Apple. First off you need to make sure you have an
Apple USB Modem. The older Serial modem (original iMac, original
graphite G4 tower) does not support caller ID.
There are two types of Caller ID in the marketplace. Type 1 and Type
II . Type 1 Caller ID is *not* supported by Apple's USB Modem (Type 1
info is sent in between rings), however Type II Caller ID is
supported by the Apple USB Modem.
Type II Caller ID is how the Internal Apple USB Modem is able to
support v.92 and Modem on Hold functionality.
Note: For Type II Caller ID (With Apple's USB Modem) you have to have
an Active connection (i.e you can't sit there in zterm with the port
open).
From what it sounds like, you need a modem which supports type 1 caller ID.
Roger
At 10:58 PM +0200 6/7/03, Jens Bauer wrote:
Hi all,
I'm interested in making an application that shows the phone number
on the computer screen, when the phone rings.
I already subscribe to the caller-id service here in Denmark (at
TDC), so now I just gotta get a modem that can report the caller-id.
So I thought, it might be an idea, to check out if I already have a
modem capable of reporting caller-id.
I tried downloading Z-Term and sending the following commands...
AT#CID=1
ERROR
AT̀ID=1
ERROR
AT+VCID=1
OK
AT#CC1
ERROR
AT*ID1
ERROR
Okay, it seems that the built-in modem in the PowerMac G4/DP 867
actually supports the +VCID command, so it probably recognizes the
caller-id.
Now right after issuing the +VCID=1 command, I tried dialing myself.
On 1st ring, nothing happens.
On 2nd ring, nothing happens.
On 3rd ring, I get the "RING" response from the modem.
Yet another 2 rings, nothing happens.
On 6th ring, I get the "RING" response again.
This repeats, so on 9 rings, I only get 3 "RING" messages, and *no*
caller-id information.
I expect some of these responses from the modem:
"MESG="
"NAME="
"NMBR="
"TIME="
"DATE="
-So my question is: Is the built-in modem in the G4 able to detect
and return the caller-id information, or do I have to buy an
external $150 USB modem for this ?
If you have any information about how to make this work, I'd
appreciate very much, if you could give me a hint. ;)
-If it's not possible, however, I'd like to ask Apple to improve the
modem, so it detects both the caller-id information and the call
waiting ("knock") information.
I also tested 2 programs that were supposed to show caller-id, but I
didn't have any success with these.
Furthermore, I have a question about how to "share" the modem. If I
use the modem for connecting to the internet, for FaxSTF and want to
use it for caller-id as well, would it then be possible to just make
my caller-id program capture the responses from the modem only ?
-Would the FaxSTF or Internet Connect occupy the modem, so I would
sometimes lose some responses ?
Love,
Jens
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