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Solve : Trying to get the modem to pick up the line? |
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Answer» I would like to get the modem to pick up the line so I can record phone conversations (in a legal manner, of course) with Jet Audio, which will capture anything coming through the sound card. I want to record a weekly conference call in which I participate as part of a MLM organization. I tried using Qmodem, but it only goes to IRQ 15 (F hex) while my OS (Win XP-Home) shows that my modem is using IRQ 18 (decimal, I think). Info that I found elswhere on this site tells me that IRQs only go to 15 decimal. Who's right, and how do I get the two of them, together? My equipment: I would like to get the modem to pick up the line - - - Here's something that would work with old modems. Don't know if it will with yours or not. You could open a terminal program... a 'dialer' - plain jane, no internet stuff. Just something that talks to the modem. Older WINDOWS computers used to come with Hyperterminal, for example. And "Phone dialer" too. Type in an "AT" command. You will be sending a command right to the modem. ath1 That used to work on all my modems. It would do exactly what you asked - TAKE the phone (modem) off hook. Whether or not this will help accomplish your END goal, I don't know. ath or ath0 would hang it up again. (that's a zero, not a letter "o". This assume that whatever terminal program/dialer you try can find the modem. If it is not FINDING the modem - as in looking at the wrong comm port, wrong irq, etc., then the command won't get to the modem, and won't do what you want. See if you have a dialer program. Maybe that is what QModem is... I'm not familiar with it. Type in atdt followed by and see what happens, if anything at all. If you get a dial tone, you are in business. If you have any documentation on your modem, or can google it, you might find more about AT commands, and the ones your modem accepts. But, from memory here, ath1 will pick up the line. And every modem I ever had would hang up with ath . Perhaps the first thing I should have done would be to ask you: Does your computer ever dial out and connect? As in, can you dial your isp and log in,... browse the internet... anything online at all? [size=14]Qmodem is a legacy (pre-internet) communications program, used to access Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs). My system was purchased in 2003, so it's fairly new. I run WIN XP, and I'm fairly familiar with the AT commands. I regularly use the modem to jump on the internet, as dialup is the only service available to me at this time. Thanks. Danny. [/size] Quote [size=14]Qmodem is a legacy (pre-internet) communications program, used to access Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs). My system was purchased in 2003, so it's fairly new. I run WIN XP, and I'm fairly familiar with the AT commands. I regularly use the modem to jump on the internet, as dialup is the only service available to me at this time. I used Telix. So - if you regularly use the modem, then you don't have to worry any more with the IRQs. (Sorry... I don't remember the details of what is normal there... been too long... ) . If you can dial out to your isp, then you don't have conflicts. Try the ATH1 command. Let us know what happens. I hope it works ok for you. [color=#660x099]Willie, your suggestion that I use "Dialer" did the trick. I had no idea the program existed. It doesn't show up in the Start Menu. Thanks a lot. I recorded my first conference call last night. Problem solved. Danny. [/color] Quote [color=#660x099]Willie, your suggestion that I use "Dialer" did the trick. I had no idea the program existed. Heck... I don't think I've ever used it myself... I had to go looking to see what I could find. Quote It doesn't show up in the Start Menu. Probably optional to install then. Quote Thanks a lot. I recorded my first conference call last night. Problem solved. Way to go! I figured you could get the phone line "off hook", but had no idea if that was all that was needed to get the rest of your project to work.... to actually get the recording. I'm glad it worked for you! Thanks for taking time to come here and report your success - you made my day. |
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