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>>> I have a fax/phone machine. If no one answers a call, the fax machine >>> answers the call and receives the fax if it is a fax. >>> >>> I want to have the machine take a voice message if the person wants to >>> leave >>> a voice message. Is this possible? I would suspect it is not. >> >> You need a fax switch and an answering machine. > > Yep... > >
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> > Interestingly, there don't seem to be any Australian or even Chinese > sellers ATM :-/ >

Not something you can pick up from something like Dick Smith?

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Xeno
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I have two of the NatComm fax switches (one used, one unused/opened/tested spare) here. Worked fine with Hellstra's Duet service until they fscked me around regarding number blocks at the exchange. As a result I dropped Duet and now only ever send faxes.

If anyone wants to make an offer ... (they are the grey cased model before the snazzy decorated black one on their website (see below).

Not since the decline in popularity of fax, if ever

National Communications (Aust) Pty Ltd manufacture a whole raft of telecomms switching etc hardware, including fax switches. Their Duet Switches may provide the functionality you require.

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The good news is that you can easily ask them about your current hardware.

No connection other than a satisfied customer.

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Are these switches reliable? How do they work? Would it ever be possible for example to miss a fax and for it go through to the answering machine?

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Xeno

Xeno wrote

leave a voice message. Is this possible?

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Not completely unless you use Duet and it costs more.

That varys. With Duet, the exchange puts tones on the line to indicate which of the two numbers got the call.

If you dont use Duet, it has to try to work out if its a fax calling or not.

While most faxes do present the characteristic tones on the line that allow the receiver to decide if its a fax or not, not all faxes do that.

the answering machine?

Without using Duet, yes, particularly with faxes than dont put the tones on the line when they call.

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Rod Speed

leave a voice message. Is this possible?

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correct. especially the spammers

the answering machine?

the line when they call.

yes

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No it doesn't. All Duet ("Distinctive Ring") does is present a different ring cadence for each service number. It is then up to the receiving equipment (human or machine) to decide what to do with the call.

These NatComm switches route the alternate cadence calls to a different port. This routing is based solely on the ring cadence and takes place before the line is looped ("answered").

In the normal SOHO configuration, the fax is connected to the alternate port while the phone is connected to the standard cadence port. That way, any unanswered phone calls don't wind up at the fax.

the answering machine?

line when they call.

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