wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil (Will Martin) (12/12/89)
I don't recall the following point being mentioned in the ongoing and longstanding Caller*ID discussion: If the calling number is displayed, how long does it remain on the display? Until you pick up the phone? Until the phone is hung up? For some fixed period and then the display blanks? Or does the last number continue to be displayed until the next one (or the message about an unidentifiable number) is shown? Do any of these displays remember the last "n" numbers shown, so if you get a string of calls in rapid succession, you can look back through the history of received numbers to locate, say, the third-last caller's number? If so, how big is "n" and do they store the "unidentified" label the same as if it was a number? Are any of these fancy enough to store the date/time along with the number, or do you have to hook your own computer or automated logger on the line to get that degree of service? Thanks for info! Regards, Will
msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) (12/14/89)
The caller ID box I have will hold 10 calls in it's memory. When a call comes in, it displays the number for about 10-20 seconds, then the display reads "CALL" until you actually review the numbers later. To delete a call, you hit the delete key twice. To review calls, you hit the review key, which cycles you back in time call-by-call. The first time you cycle through a given call, a little "NEW" indicator appears. To see the time and date of the call, you hit the Time-And-Date key. Calls remain on the box until you delete them, or memory is full. When the memory if full, a new call will push the oldest call out of memory. If a given phone number calls you twice before you review, only the latest time and date is kept and a "REPEATED CALL" flag is activated. Note that if you have an old call with the same number, it is considered a separate call from the new one, and the repeated call flag is not activated. This way, if Aunt Grace keeps calling you, she doesn't bump all other calls out of memory. Any other questions? Send mail to msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu Mark Smith, KNJ2LH All Rights Reserved RPO 1604 You may redistribute this article only if those who P.O. Box 5063 receive it may do so freely. New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5063 msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu