Re: Stopping 'Silent' phone calls

["Bill Taylor" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a Fritzbox 7140 ADSL modem wireless router with 2 atas built
in. This will do what you want, as I found out accidentally. It lets
you set up a list of numbers to block, and can also block withheld
numbers. I thought that the blacklist only applied to the VOIP atas,
but you can pass a standard BT line through it and the filtering seems
to work on the analogue line as well.

It will do simple routing and call diversion etc as well, and is a lot
more understandable than asterisk.

xAP switchboard is a most useful app, highly recommended.


Bill

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, ian.bird@... wrote:
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> You make it sound so appealing to have a PC on but I have been
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> > Ian - just to mention I do have a xAP embedded controller
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