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Posted by T on November 7, 2006, 12:47 pm
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newsreader@midsouth.rr.com says...
> telephonesecurity.com wrote:
> > newsreader@midsouth.rr.com wrote:
> > > I just hooked up a Bell Equipment Sonecor Caller ID box and the red
> > > light in the upper right-hand corner is flashing every few seconds. I
> > > didn't see anything about this in the owner's manual and was wondering
> > > if anyone knew why it flashes or, better yet, how to disable this. (It
> > > is not a message waiting indicator.)
> > >
> > > Thanks for any info.
> >
> > I found my cid also flashing then realized it was message waiting. I do
> > not have voicemail on the line, but there was a stutter dial tone
> > because my Vonage account did have a message for me (which Vonage never
> > explained that's how they let you know if they have an online message
> > for you in your account). Although I went into Vonage and cleared
> > messages, the stutter dial tone never went away so the light keeps
> > flashing.
> >
> > If you have a stutter dial tone that may be causing it.
> >
> > Charles
>
> Thanks for the reply. I think the flashing indicates new calls, though
> I don't see the need for such. I have VoIP also and a couple of my
> phones have message waiting indicators, the signal sent down the line
> by my provider.
>
> A couple of days after hooking up the first Sonecor ID box I hooked up
> a second. The first box, soon after being hooked up, showed the
> correct date and time, and the red light flashes to indicate a new
> call. The second box still does not show the correct date and time,
> what's showing is from when I installed the battery; and it didn't
> flash as the first one did to indicate the new call. I find this very
> strange. I'm going to call the number in the instructions and see if
> they have any guidance.
>
>
If you've got VoIP you've got FSK message waiting activation pretty much
gratis. I found out about mine when I hooked my butt set up to my line
and left it in monitor mode. Every 10-20 seconds I'd hear an FSK burst,
and this would only happen if there was waiting voicemail.
Thing is, the VoIP guys won't come right out and tell you that it's on
your line. You find out quite by accident.
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