Call management device?

Gareth

Is there such a thing as a call management box designed for home use that
when plugged in to a landline socket will screen incoming calls - rejecting
some and accepting others on the basis of user set paramaters?

Years ago I used to use a CLI enabled PC modem which however needed the PC
to be powered on and so wasn't really efficient to use.

Is there a self powered device that would allow me to do the same?

Gareth.

Edward Hobson

Hi Gareth,

A small telephone system could do what you want. Whether that's a
feasible option depends on how much you think it's worth spending on it
though!

There may well be smaller (cheaper), more consumer-oriented systems than
this, which is essentially a small-business system - but a refurbished
Avaya Small Office Edition system with analogue trunks and analogue
extensions might cost in the region of £500.

This would allow you to route (or deny) calls based on CLI, with
"withheld" and "unavailable" numbers as well as specific numbers,
prefixes and suffixes available to you. You can also apply time of day
profiles to such routing and you could have voicemail/messaging
capabilities using PC-run software or a basic auto-attendant menu by
installing an embedded messaging card.

Ed


Gareth wrote:
> Is there such a thing as a call management box designed for home use that
> when plugged in to a landline socket will screen incoming calls - rejecting
> some and accepting others on the basis of user set paramaters?
>
> Years ago I used to use a CLI enabled PC modem which however needed the PC
> to be powered on and so wasn't really efficient to use.
>
> Is there a self powered device that would allow me to do the same?
>
> Gareth.
>
>

Lurch

On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:50:18 +0100, Edward Hobson
<edward@informe.co.uk> mused:

>Hi Gareth,
>
>A small telephone system could do what you want. Whether that's a
>feasible option depends on how much you think it's worth spending on it
>though!
>
>There may well be smaller (cheaper), more consumer-oriented systems than
>this, which is essentially a small-business system - but a refurbished
>Avaya Small Office Edition system with analogue trunks and analogue
>extensions might cost in the region of £500.
>
>This would allow you to route (or deny) calls based on CLI, with
>"withheld" and "unavailable" numbers as well as specific numbers,
>prefixes and suffixes available to you. You can also apply time of day
>profiles to such routing and you could have voicemail/messaging
>capabilities using PC-run software or a basic auto-attendant menu by
>installing an embedded messaging card.
>
>Ed
>
>
Sigh.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

JW

Gareth wrote:
> Is there such a thing as a call management box designed for home use that
> when plugged in to a landline socket will screen incoming calls - rejecting
> some and accepting others on the basis of user set paramaters?
>
> Years ago I used to use a CLI enabled PC modem which however needed the PC
> to be powered on and so wasn't really efficient to use.
>
> Is there a self powered device that would allow me to do the same?
>
> Gareth.

Some home phones (mainly DECT, I think) can be programmed to
have different ring-tones for recognised numbers - just like
a mobile.

I've used a Panasonic DECT that can effectively screen calls
as well, such as diverting non-priority numbers to the
answer machine at night.

Gareth

"Edward Hobson" <edward@informe.co.uk> wrote in message
news:46d951f7$0$643$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
> Hi Gareth,
>
> A small telephone system could do what you want. Whether that's a feasible
> option depends on how much you think it's worth spending on it though!
>
> There may well be smaller (cheaper), more consumer-oriented systems than
> this, which is essentially a small-business system - but a refurbished
> Avaya Small Office Edition system with analogue trunks and analogue
> extensions might cost in the region of £500.
>
> This would allow you to route (or deny) calls based on CLI, with
> "withheld" and "unavailable" numbers as well as specific numbers, prefixes
> and suffixes available to you. You can also apply time of day profiles to
> such routing and you could have voicemail/messaging capabilities using
> PC-run software or a basic auto-attendant menu by installing an embedded
> messaging card.
>
> Ed

Thanks for the information. £500 is more than I can spend and the Avaya
provides more than I need although the time of day profiles would be very
useful.

I can't find anything less expensive or/and designed for home use. It's
quite strange really - I would have thought that a "smart" Caller Display
box would have found a fairly significant market at least.

A PC or perhaps a pocket PC with call management software may be the only
way to go but isn't very efficient or cost effective.

Gareth

"JW" <jw@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:13dlc0adtl5la7@corp.supernews.com...
> Gareth wrote:
>> Is there such a thing as a call management box designed for home use that
>> when plugged in to a landline socket will screen incoming calls -
>> rejecting some and accepting others on the basis of user set paramaters?
>>
>> Years ago I used to use a CLI enabled PC modem which however needed the
>> PC to be powered on and so wasn't really efficient to use.
>>
>> Is there a self powered device that would allow me to do the same?
>>
>> Gareth.
>
> Some home phones (mainly DECT, I think) can be programmed to have
> different ring-tones for recognised numbers - just like a mobile.
>
> I've used a Panasonic DECT that can effectively screen calls as well, such
> as diverting non-priority numbers to the answer machine at night.

Interesting. How did you manage to define non-priority numbers?

JW

Gareth wrote:
> "JW" <jw@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:13dlc0adtl5la7@corp.supernews.com...
>> Gareth wrote:
>>> Is there such a thing as a call management box designed for home use that
>>> when plugged in to a landline socket will screen incoming calls -
>>> rejecting some and accepting others on the basis of user set paramaters?
>>>
>>> Years ago I used to use a CLI enabled PC modem which however needed the
>>> PC to be powered on and so wasn't really efficient to use.
>>>
>>> Is there a self powered device that would allow me to do the same?
>>>
>>> Gareth.
>> Some home phones (mainly DECT, I think) can be programmed to have
>> different ring-tones for recognised numbers - just like a mobile.
>>
>> I've used a Panasonic DECT that can effectively screen calls as well, such
>> as diverting non-priority numbers to the answer machine at night.
>
> Interesting. How did you manage to define non-priority numbers?
>
>
>

It's the priority phonebook numbers you define, by assigning
them to a category which overrides the non-ringing "night
mode" and allows the base and/or phone to ring. The phone
was a Panasonic.

Gareth

"JW" <jw@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:13dnms2jkkho333@corp.supernews.com...
> Gareth wrote:
>> "JW" <jw@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:13dlc0adtl5la7@corp.supernews.com...
>>> Gareth wrote:
>>>> Is there such a thing as a call management box designed for home use
>>>> that when plugged in to a landline socket will screen incoming calls -
>>>> rejecting some and accepting others on the basis of user set
>>>> paramaters?
>>>>
>>>> Years ago I used to use a CLI enabled PC modem which however needed the
>>>> PC to be powered on and so wasn't really efficient to use.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a self powered device that would allow me to do the same?
>>>>
>>>> Gareth.
>>> Some home phones (mainly DECT, I think) can be programmed to have
>>> different ring-tones for recognised numbers - just like a mobile.
>>>
>>> I've used a Panasonic DECT that can effectively screen calls as well,
>>> such as diverting non-priority numbers to the answer machine at night.
>>
>> Interesting. How did you manage to define non-priority numbers?
>>
>>
>>
>
> It's the priority phonebook numbers you define, by assigning them to a
> category which overrides the non-ringing "night mode" and allows the base
> and/or phone to ring. The phone was a Panasonic.

Oh right. Thanks for this - I think I may give it a go.

I don't know much about the usual feature list of DECT phones and I assume
that the feature you used isn't to be found on all DECT phones. Can you
remember the model number of the phone you used or if the feature had a
name?

Michael R N Dolbear

Gareth <hotmail.com@dgareth_nospam.com> wrote

> >>> Some home phones (mainly DECT, I think) can be programmed to have

> >>> different ring-tones for recognised numbers - just like a mobile.
> >>>
> >>> I've used a Panasonic DECT that can effectively screen calls as
well,
> >>> such as diverting non-priority numbers to the answer machine at
night.
> >>
> >> Interesting. How did you manage to define non-priority numbers?

> > It's the priority phonebook numbers you define, by assigning them
to a
> > category which overrides the non-ringing "night mode" and allows
the base
> > and/or phone to ring. The phone was a Panasonic.
>
> Oh right. Thanks for this - I think I may give it a go.
>
> I don't know much about the usual feature list of DECT phones and I
assume
> that the feature you used isn't to be found on all DECT phones. Can
you
> remember the model number of the phone you used or if the feature had
a
> name?

Looking at the last Argos catalogue I see the term "incoming ring
personalisation" being used.

Philips CD5301S
Philips ID9371 with answer machine
Pansonic KXTG68120ES with answer machine
BT Verve 500 with answer machine

These are the single handset pack versions.
Suggest you see if you can download the manuals though these may each
use a different term.

--
Mike D

JW

Gareth wrote:
>
>
> "JW" <jw@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:13dnms2jkkho333@corp.supernews.com...
>> Gareth wrote:
>>> "JW" <jw@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>> news:13dlc0adtl5la7@corp.supernews.com...
>>>> Gareth wrote:
>>>>> Is there such a thing as a call management box designed for home
>>>>> use that when plugged in to a landline socket will screen incoming
>>>>> calls - rejecting some and accepting others on the basis of user
>>>>> set paramaters?
>>>>>
>>>>> Years ago I used to use a CLI enabled PC modem which however needed
>>>>> the PC to be powered on and so wasn't really efficient to use.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a self powered device that would allow me to do the same?
>>>>>
>>>>> Gareth.
>>>> Some home phones (mainly DECT, I think) can be programmed to have
>>>> different ring-tones for recognised numbers - just like a mobile.
>>>>
>>>> I've used a Panasonic DECT that can effectively screen calls as
>>>> well, such as diverting non-priority numbers to the answer machine
>>>> at night.
>>>
>>> Interesting. How did you manage to define non-priority numbers?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It's the priority phonebook numbers you define, by assigning them to a
>> category which overrides the non-ringing "night mode" and allows the
>> base and/or phone to ring. The phone was a Panasonic.
>
> Oh right. Thanks for this - I think I may give it a go.
>
> I don't know much about the usual feature list of DECT phones and I
> assume that the feature you used isn't to be found on all DECT phones.
> Can you remember the model number of the phone you used or if the
> feature had a name?
>
>
>
The Panasonic was a KXTCD(?)220, maybe not a current model.
The time-barred non-ringing feature was called
"night-mode" and each phone book number was assigned to a
"category".