Distinctive Ringtone

[Guest]

We have a single phone line with 2 phone numbers. One of the numbers has a
distinctive ringtone which fax machines/fax printers can be setup to
recognise as an incoming fax and therefore pickup. How can I get Vista's
Windows Fax & Scan to recognise the distinctive ringtone and answer only fax
calls

 

[Tony]

We have a single phone line with 2 phone numbers. One of the numbers has a
distinctive ringtone which fax machines/fax printers can be setup to
recognise as an incoming fax and therefore pickup. How can I get Vista's
Windows Fax & Scan to recognise the distinctive ringtone and answer only fax
calls

There are two areas to address.
Firstly does your modem support distinctive ring, many do not? Especially in
the antipodes.
Secondly does Windows Vista FAX support it, I don't know but I would first of
all check to see if your modem supports it.
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

The answer to this is 'does your modem support distinctive ring?'

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Windows Vista, like XP and 2K before it, does not support Distinctive Ring.
You'll either need a Fax application that adds this support, or you'll need
to get a hardware device to help.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272943
Distinctive Ring Is Not Supported by Windows 2000 Fax

I know of one third party fax application that overcomes this Distinctive
Ring problem:

http://www.faxtalk.com/
FaxTalk Messenger Pro

Hardware devices:

http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/item.asp?PIN=37676&
Emerson Switchboard
http://www.catchacallonline.com/catchacall-internet-call-waiting.html
Catch-A-Call
http://www.command-comm.com/phone_line_products.html
ComSwitch®

Hal
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