What do I do to be notified of incoming calls?

[Guest]

I can't figure out how I can be online(phone modem) and be able to have a pop
up notification that says that I have an incoming call, and I can choose if I
want to accept or ignore the call. A friend of mine in California had his
computer do that(it also showed the number and I think the name of the
caller, just like a "caller ID pop-up") for him. I have caller ID, and 3
way, please help me out, thank you.

 

[Galen]

In Frank <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I can't figure out how I can be online(phone modem) and be able to
have a pop up notification that says that I have an incoming call,
and I can choose if I want to accept or ignore the call. A friend of
mine in California had his computer do that(it also showed the number
and I think the name of the caller, just like a "caller ID pop-up")
for him. I have caller ID, and 3 way, please help me out, thank you.

You'd need the software, hardware, and an ISP who supports the v.92
standard. At least I think that's when the modem-on-hold standard was
implimented.

Galen

 

[Jon Kennedy]

You might be interested in this service:
http://www.callwave.com/landing/poplanding.asp

There are other alternatives to a monthly service like that one above, but
you'll need to be sure your dial-up modem supports the call-waiting feature
your phone company uses:
http://www.tucows.com/callid95_default.html