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Toonces

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I just recently got D-Link DVC 1000 broadband videophone, had set it up and so far it is working great. Maybe my question may sounds silly, but when the telephone rings, how will I know if it is for my husband (who is hearing), or a TTY call, or a videophone call? (We have those all in one room, including a flashing strobe for the telephone). Should I set up a flashing system, like for example, one strobe for videophone, one for telephone, etc?

Thank you!
 
I don't know how to tell with relay either, so I just stick to calling people. Every call is for my mother. I hope there's something.
 
Toonces said:
Should I set up a flashing system, like for example, one strobe for videophone, one for telephone, etc?
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That is how my wife and I have it set up. We flash the TTY and videophone separately. Your husband should still be able to hear them from another room too. Our TTY, voice phone, and D-Link each have a distinctive ring.

Steve
 
D-Link should have different kind of ring since D-Link is the one that create the ring, not the generic ring that come from the telephone. but as for Voice and TTY considering they are on the same line, cannt help you there, but since D-Link is sepatured from the analog phone line (TTY, Voice) you can set up different tone/flash (you can color it?) for D-Link one.
 
Hmm... that sounds impossible. Since you're using one simple phone line for multiple uses, getting a flasher will only let you know when the line is ringing... not what kind of call is going through. I've never been crazy for video phones because I benefit more with AIM or emails. I have a video phone in my room at RIT, but I've never used it. It's just sitting there collecting dust. There's already been problems with it because students forget to cover up the camera on the video phone, turn it off, or don't realize that they have it set at "auto-answer". Because of that, people can call and spy on whatever goes on in the room without anyone in that room knowing that they're being watched. :eek: Anyway, back to the subject of your phone line... my best guess would be to leave it alone and just answer it the way it's usually used. If the most common calls are TTY, then pick it up with TTY first. If the most common calls are VP, then pick it up with VP. You could check with your local VP provider and ask them what they suggest. They might have other options or alternatives that you can use. :thumb:
 
>>that sounds impossible

Never say impossible. You may need a little bit computer scripting knowhow, and maybe an X10 ActiveHome automation kit, and the CM11A adaptor that can make your computer control your lamps, then glue a little computer program together -- and PRESTO -- flashing light for an MSN message -- OR a specific email message arrival -- OR a specific computer videophone call! Light flashing on a computer event CAN be done -- but you got to know some computer programming!

About $50.00 plus some programming skill
 
Toonces said:
I just recently got D-Link DVC 1000 broadbandvideophone, had set it up and so far it is working great. Maybe my question may sounds silly, but when the telephone rings, how will I know if it is for my husband (who is hearing), or a TTY call, or a videophone call?
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Your videophone does NOT use the telephone line. The DVC-1000 (otherwise known as a D-VP) does not ring or flash when someone makes an incoming telephone call.

The D-VP makes its own distinctive ring when someone makes an incoming call through your high-speed internet line. It does sound similar to a ringing phone, but it certainly sounds a lot different than my TTY ringtones.

A strobe light system would not be able to be simultaneously hooked up to the D-VP and the telephone line. You would need 2 separate light systems and thus you can make them as different as you'd like.


Now, your other question was how to tell the difference between a TTY call and a NON-TTY call (i.e. phone call for your husband).

I am aware that there are call screening devices that will use Caller ID to emit a different ring for a different phone number in the Caller ID.

I have not seen a system that uses a different phone flasher color or pattern, though I'm certain one exists.
 
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For what its worth, our local phone company has a distinctive ring service that uses a seperate phone number. We have our main phone number and when somebody calls on that, the phone rings normally. If they call on the other phone numbers, it rings differently. There is only one outgoing line and the distinctive ring service isn't an additional phone line. Same phones, same outgoing line...it just has an additional phone number that rings funny. The hearing folks in a household could use one number, while the deaf could use another number. It only costs a few extra dollars a month to have this service.
 
We have the same ringer system on our phone also. It is cheaper than two separate lines, and doesn't require special equipment. My hubby's business uses one number with two short rings. Our home number uses one long ring. It works great.
 
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