[Gllug] Caller ID on a POTS line

[general_email at technicalbloke.com]

On 21/01/11 02:41, Justin Perreault wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 09:01 +0000, 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.
> Not ideal by any stretch but a small camera runs under £10 and could
> likely be clobbered into submission to "watch" a CID display and put
> that through OCR.
>
> If spending the money becomes required Linux Format(LF) made me aware of
> http://www.zdnet.co.uk/reviews/sme-routers/2008/12/02/fritzbox-7270-39568111/
> LF mentions that it has busybox installed which can be hacked to allow
> adding of more features. I am considering it for running asterisk.
>
> Justin
>
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Heh thanks but I've already got 3 wifi routers and a 24 port switch sat
on my desk! I've considered the camera hack and it's probably possible
but its just that bit too ghetto (not to mention power hungry) for
reliable day to day use :)

Roger.
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