Subj : Re: Ident-A-Call
To   : TassieBob
From : Warpslide
Date : Wed Jul 20 2022 08:22:08

 *** Quoting TassieBob from a message to deon ***

 Ta> IIRC, a long time ago Telstra offered this on the PSTN here (duet?) -
 Ta> with the primary application being to allow you to have a voice and
 Ta> fax service on the oneline.  I think the secondary number had a
 Ta> different ring cadence or something so that the fax machine could
 Ta> grab the call.

We have something similar here called "Ident-A-Call" offered by Bell Canada, 
you had one physical line and could have a second phone number with a
distinctive ring.

We sold a box at the computer shop I worked at that detected the distinctive 
ring and could direct the call to your fax machine (or modem) while the 
normal ring went through to your phone.  It worked well enough but wasn't 
100% if I remember correctly.


Jay

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