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Under Windows XP, the default behavior when a modem connection is lost is to automatically redial it. If I'm leaving the computer unattended, this results in extra, useless, phone calls; I'd rather have the computer wait for me to come home.
On the other hand, when I'm away from home I like to
have the line off-hook, so that calls will forward more quickly to my mobile phone.
One possible course of action would be to always hang up the modem and take another phone off-hook before leaving. This works, but it means that I always have to redial (and spend the cost of another phone call) every time I go out, whether or not my modem would have managed to keep the connection going.
What I'd like would be a way to set the computer so that if the connection is lost the modem goes off-hook and perfectly happily stays that way until further notice (just have the computer send it an ATH1).
Sound feasible?
Changing Auto-Redial in Windows XP
http://www.annoyanc.../show/article04-001
Very feasible. [Cedar Park, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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[Cedar Park]: If auto-redial is turned off, the modem will stay ON-HOOK if the call disconnects; I'm seeking to have the modem go and stay OFF-HOOK. If I'm home, and not on the computer, I like having my landline phone ring. But if I'm not home, it's nicer having calls go immediately to my mobile without the 20-second delay added by having the landline phone ring first. |
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This doesn't make sense. The dial-up initialization string shouldn't set your phone to answer incoming calls. Sounds like your fax sofware is taking over. |
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There are two things you seem to be asking for here.
1. Don't redial if the line is lost. (see link for fix)
2. Don't answer incoming calls.
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Detecting a dropped connection is quite tricky, since many fax machines drop the line without so much as a 'see ya' when they have finished. |
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BTW, the Hayes 'hang up' code is ATH0. The auto-answer off function is AT&A1 |
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I guess I'm being unclear. If the phone is on-hook, an incoming call will ring the phone three times before forwarding to the mobile (after about 20 seconds). If the phone is off-hook, forwarding to the mobile is immediate. |
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Sending the modem an ATH1 will cause it to go off-hook and remain so until either an ATH0 command is given or an attempt is made to dial. |
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Maybe my goal is too specialized to be worth implementing as an OS "checkbox" feature, but it shouldn't be that hard to have a utility to do that. |
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So you want you computer to take your phone off the hook full time? |
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If you want all your calls to be forwarded to your mobile phone, why not just give everyone your cell number? |
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