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| Using a voice modem for misschief |
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weapon_S
Member #7,859
October 2006
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Anybody ever used a voice modem to use your PC as an answering machine and/or telephone recorder? I have some old voice modems lying around, and this is something I've wanted to do for some time. I've also wanted to kick them to the curb for some time... I haven't found any tutorial or software that doesn't look etchy. So unless I get some quick answers from my favorite nerd community, it's goodbye old hardware. I want my answer before next week. Leave it under this one. And leave the cops out of this. ( |
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MiquelFire
Member #3,110
January 2003
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I once considered making a system in which when a call came in and the caller is blocked or clearly was wrong (000-000-0000 being the prime example) or even manually, my computer would pick up, and go through a complex menu maze. The trick would be you have to listen to the whole message until it said you can hit a key or else it would repeat what was being said. Telemarketers beware! --- |
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gnolam
Member #2,030
March 2002
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People still have landlines? -- |
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MiquelFire
Member #3,110
January 2003
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I have a landline, even though it's VoIP... with the provider being the primary landline provider in the region... --- |
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Dizzy Egg
Member #10,824
March 2009
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Gnolam said: People still have landlines? Mental isn't it...to ask that question, I mean. I remember when I was a lad...
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jmasterx
Member #11,410
October 2009
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I still have a landline, as does my whole family, and all my friends. Is Canada behind on technology ? Agui GUI API -> https://github.com/jmasterx/Agui |
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van_houtte
Member #11,605
January 2010
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jmasterx said: I still have a landline, as does my whole family, and all my friends. Is Canada behind on technology ? No, just you and your family. My fiance and I use cellphones ----- Sometimes you may have to send 3-4 messages |
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bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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You may want to take a look at Asterisk. It's one of those things I'd like to do, but never get around to. On the one hand, it would be nice to have a bot screening my calls, and being witty about it too (e.g., imagine GLaDOS screening your calls). On the other hand, I only get a few spam calls, and even fewer personal calls, so a complex system could be more of a hindrance than an aid. -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
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van_houtte
Member #11,605
January 2010
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I hardly ever get telemarketers calling my cell, there are laws that forbit telemarketers to ring up people's cellular phones in Ontario ----- Sometimes you may have to send 3-4 messages |
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MiquelFire
Member #3,110
January 2003
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I think the laws protecting cells in the US are over. For telemarketers, cells may be the same as land lines now. --- |
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furinkan
Member #10,271
October 2008
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I was actually thinking of what could possibly be done with this technology now. I didn't come up with much, but I had some pretty out there ideas... Jerry rig a cell up to a modem connected to an embedded Linux box. Use old dial-up VLAN protocols to connect to embedded system, no matter where it is. I came up with this when brainstorming how you could make an RC vehicle with no maximum radio range. |
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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furinkan said: Jerry rig Do you mean jury rig? |
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Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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I thought it was 'Jerry rig' too. My Website! | EAGLE GUI Library Demos | My Deviant Art Gallery | Spiraloid Preview | A4 FontMaker | Skyline! (Missile Defense) Eagle and Allegro 5 binaries | Older Allegro 4 and 5 binaries | Allegro 5 compile guide |
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furinkan
Member #10,271
October 2008
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Juries don't rig things! They don't do anything! Watch 12 angry men. (okay, don't watch it.) Either way, I think my general idea was clear despite my horrible spelling. |
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Arthur Kalliokoski
Second in Command
February 2005
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The only telemarketing I've ever gotten was a couple of pre-recorded messages telling me why I should vote for Walter Jones, Dishonorable Congresscritter. They all watch too much MSNBC... they get ideas. |
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bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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According to Wikipedia, "jerry-rigged" or "jerry-built" refers to shoddy workmanship. -- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
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gnolam
Member #2,030
March 2002
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bamccaig
Member #7,536
July 2006
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-- acc.js | al4anim - Allegro 4 Animation library | Allegro 5 VS/NuGet Guide | Allegro.cc Mockup | Allegro.cc <code> Tag | Allegro 4 Timer Example (w/ Semaphores) | Allegro 5 "Winpkg" (MSVC readme) | Bambot | Blog | C++ STL Container Flowchart | Castopulence Software | Check Return Values | Derail? | Is This A Discussion? Flow Chart | Filesystem Hierarchy Standard | Clean Code Talks - Global State and Singletons | How To Use Header Files | GNU/Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo) | rot (rot13, rot47, rotN) | Streaming |
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gnolam
Member #2,030
March 2002
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You said: jerry-rigged
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Bob Keane
Member #7,342
June 2006
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BamBam said: According to Wikipedia, "jerry-rigged" or "jerry-built" refers to shoddy workmanship. You might mean MacGuyver. Although I prefer the term "Mickey Mouse". I still have a land line in the US to screen telemarketers and people I don't want to give my cell to. Now if only there was a way to delete telemarketer texts before they got to my cell and charged me 20 cents per message, sigh. By reading this sig, I, the reader, agree to render my soul to Bob Keane. I, the reader, understand this is a legally binding contract and freely render my soul. |
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23yrold3yrold
Member #1,134
March 2001
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Quote: People still have landlines? You can't actually buzz up to my apartment because it needs to go through a landline, and both me and my roommate have cell phones. -- |
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Trent Gamblin
Member #261
April 2000
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You couldn't just buy a $10 phone and plug it in? I don't see why it would need to be an active line. It's not like the telco is involved (or is it?)
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Mark Oates
Member #1,146
March 2001
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Quote: jury rig? Phew! I'm so glad everyone jumped in to clear that up. I had no idea what he was talking about. -- |
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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I thought maybe he meant "Jerry, rig a cell up to a modem..." and I was like, "Who's Jerry? Is one of us Jerry? Am I Jerry?" I was very confused and upset. |
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furinkan
Member #10,271
October 2008
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I'm so sorry! I'll never name-drop again! Please forgive me Jerry. EDIT: And Matthew. |
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