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Anonymous - Sun May 14, 2006 1:23 pm
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Hey guys,
Latlely playing continuuim I miss some calls and dont feel like walkign all the way to my room to pick up my non cordless phone

anyways since you got my reason heres my question

I am looking for a computer callerid/alert program, that when I am on the ocmp a small notifaction like the bottom right pops up saying that I haev a incoming call number name etc..., however thats ALL I want no pictures, bs ring tones, or any other sort of notifcations only a small thing on bottom righ that pops up with INCOMING CALL: NAME NUMVER.

I googled it but didnt find that program of nature. Anyone know where I can find a free copy of a prog like this>

Chambahs - Sun May 14, 2006 1:30 pm
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Are you on dial up? Because if you arent, then how the hell can your computer know whos calling you?

Solo Ace - Sun May 14, 2006 1:38 pm
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It doesn't matter if he's on dial up, he could always connect his modem to the phone line anyway.

And if he is on dial up he'd be screwed because he'd need the phone line for his internet connection.

On the other hand if he has a phone socket next to his computer he could just plug the phone in there...

Uhm, so, yeah "NOVIE", how are you even planning on doing this?

Mine GO BOOM - Sun May 14, 2006 5:00 pm
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I use Phone Bot demo. You can find themes for it to make the popup box be just the name/number. Can disable all sounds and the answering machine. The only difference between the demo and buying it is full answering machine support and one nag-popup when you start the program. Speak support in this is great, as when you are playing games, having the speakers say the name/number is better than a popup, but you can disable this as well.

I know of others, but cannot easily find my list of programs I tried under Windows for caller id. It has been a while..

Anonymous - Sun May 14, 2006 9:17 pm
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on DSL

my modem acts like my phone jack, I have my phone wire conencted to my modem , and then my intenet wire to the other slot in my modem - it all works out.

Thanks MGB I will try, does ne1 else have any other suggestions?

Cyan~Fire - Sun May 14, 2006 11:12 pm
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If MGB recommended it, it will be good. No worries.

Samapico - Thu May 18, 2006 12:41 pm
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Solo Ace wrote:

And if he is on dial up he'd be screwed because he'd need the phone line for his internet connection.

Actually, there are programs that can warn you of an incoming call even if you're using the phone line with your modem, so you can disconnect and answer, or let the program record the message ; I don't know the name of the program, but I know it exists

Solo Ace - Fri May 19, 2006 4:56 am
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Sure, so the modem would know the difference between the voice and the remote system and the program would only listen to the voice? That'd be so cool.