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Author Topic: telephone by pc  (Read 4303 times)

kalos

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telephone by pc
« 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!

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Re: telephone by pc
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: telephone by pc
« Reply #2 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)

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Re: telephone by pc
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 07:42 AM »
is the solutions software or hardware?

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Re: telephone by pc
« Reply #4 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.

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Re: telephone by pc
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2012, 07:08 AM »
Phone Dialer works just fine, and has been part of Windows since 95.

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Re: telephone by pc
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2012, 08:14 AM »
Phone Dialer works just fine, and has been part of Windows since 95.

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.

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Re: telephone by pc
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2012, 08:31 AM »
Phone Dialer works just fine, and has been part of Windows since 95.

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.

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.