Distinguished Ring

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Hi,

I have one phone line and a fax printer that allows me to use distinguished
rings. I was wondering if XP fax can cope with the same ? it would be handy
having all messaging in one system.

David

 

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Windows XP cannot support Distinctive Ring.
I think Distinguished Ring is something different, like when someone really
important is calling.
--
Russ Valentine
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"David Cleland" <Davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have one phone line and a fax printer that allows me to use
> distinguished rings. I was wondering if XP fax can cope with the same ? it
> would be handy having all messaging in one system.
>
> David
>
>

 

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> Windows XP cannot support Distinctive Ring.
> I think Distinguished Ring is something different, like when someone
> really important is calling.

In the uk - they give you another number that rings differently so that fax
machines can pick up on it - the HP printer can do it but I wanted to use xp
🙁

David

 

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The alternative is to install an external switching device to your phone
line. You can find some here:

http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
Emerson Switchboard
http://www.command-comm.com/products.html

ComSwitch®


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"David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>> Windows XP cannot support Distinctive Ring.
>> I think Distinguished Ring is something different, like when someone
>> really important is calling.
>
> In the uk - they give you another number that rings differently so that
> fax machines can pick up on it - the HP printer can do it but I wanted to
> use xp 🙁
>
> David
>
>

 

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These third party hardware devices can provide a work-around to the lack of
Distinctive Ring support:

http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
Emerson Switchboard
http://www.command-comm.com/products.html
ComSwitch®

Hal
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"David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>> Windows XP cannot support Distinctive Ring.
>> I think Distinguished Ring is something different, like when someone
>> really important is calling.
>
> In the uk - they give you another number that rings differently so that
> fax machines can pick up on it - the HP printer can do it but I wanted to
> use xp 🙁
>
> David
>
>

 

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I think you either missed or ignored Russ' sly, dry sense of humour.

Tom
MSMVP-DTS

"David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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:
:
: > Windows XP cannot support Distinctive Ring.
: > I think Distinguished Ring is something different, like when someone
: > really important is calling.
:
: In the uk - they give you another number that rings differently so
that fax
: machines can pick up on it - the HP printer can do it but I wanted to
use xp
:🙁
:
: David
:
:

 

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>-----Original Message-----
>Windows XP cannot support Distinctive Ring.
>I think Distinguished Ring is something different, like
when someone really
>important is calling.
>--

Sometimes I wish I had EXtinguished Ring.