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Title: telephone by pc
Post by: kalos on May 31, 2012, 03:30 AM

hello!

I really need to select the text of a telephone number in my PC and send it to my landline phone and call it

is it possible?

thanks!

Title: Re: telephone by pc
Post by: 4wd on May 31, 2012, 03:55 AM

Yes - if you use a voice capable dialup modem, (old V.92 or K56Flex type).

I used to be able to do this on my old Amiga.

Title: Re: telephone by pc
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on May 31, 2012, 04:35 AM

You could also use a Telesales Autodialer solution such as 'Touchstar' (Don't particularly recommend that one, just the only one I can remember the name of right now)

Title: Re: telephone by pc
Post by: kalos on May 31, 2012, 07:42 AM

is the solutions software or hardware?

Title: Re: telephone by pc
Post by: 4wd on May 31, 2012, 08:54 AM

Both, you require hardware and software - unless you already have a landline phone that can be software controlled.

Don't know about the Telesales Autodialer but using a old voice capable dialup modem, (the kind you can get with jacks for a headset or handset - I've still got my old one), it's just a matter of sending the normal AT commands to the modem.

1) Capture highlighted number (AutoIt or AutoHotkey)
2) AT (modem attention - check for OK response - confirmation of serial comms)
3) ATH1 (modem offhook)
4) ATDTxxxxxxxxxx  (modem dial number from clipboard)

yak..yak..yak..

5) ATH0 (click a button onscreen to hangup modem)

Some PCI modems allow voice capability via the computer mic/speaker or a headset.

Title: Re: telephone by pc
Post by: Stoic Joker on June 01, 2012, 07:08 AM

Phone Dialer works just fine, and has been part of Windows since 95.

Title: Re: telephone by pc
Post by: 4wd on June 01, 2012, 08:14 AM

Phone Dialer works just fine, and has been part of Windows since 95.

-Stoic Joker (June 01, 2012, 07:08 AM)

You're right, something I've never used and completely forgot about.

Still need to pass a highlighted number to it but at least you don't have to screw around with the comms side of things.

Title: Re: telephone by pc
Post by: Stoic Joker on June 01, 2012, 08:31 AM

Phone Dialer works just fine, and has been part of Windows since 95.

-Stoic Joker (June 01, 2012, 07:08 AM)

You're right, something I've never used and completely forgot about.

Still need to pass a highlighted number to it but at least you don't have to screw around with the comms side of things.

-4wd (June 01, 2012, 08:14 AM)

True, the Win7 version does have a phone book and speed dials, but no command line options. I did scare up this with a quick google search: http://www.iansharpe.com/phone-dial.php ...It might just be a hit.