[Gllug] Caller ID on a POTS line

[Andy McGarty]

On 18/01/2011 09:01, general_email at technicalbloke.com wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I want to get caller ID info from my POTS line into my computer. It
> seems the only commercial system on the market is the CTI Meteor 2 which
> looks very capable but also costs £120 which I'd rather not spend if I
> can avoid it.
>
Have you tried putting an old analogue modem on the line, especially one 
that supports inbound fax?

I'm sure there was an AT command such as

AT#CID=1

That would then show the number when someone called.  Just don't put auto answer on ;)

There are a few AT commands here.
http://www.troi.com/support/callerid.html

Andy


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