Answering Machine Won't Pickup Calls After 4 Rings

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A_Friend:
Quote from: Soulcommander on August 23, 2018, 05:08:13 pm

I had this same problem when google voice did updates a while back so tell me what does 3+2 actually mean? Just curious.... I reduced my answering machine to pick up quicker but of course now I have to run to the damn phone.


I'm not sure if it came across, but drgeoff azrobert was typing 60;(2+3.8).  Unfortunately, the last part of it got turned into a smiley because he didn't click on "Don't use smileys" in the Additional Options dialog at the end of the message.

As he explained, that's the coding for 2 seconds for a ring and 3.8 seconds for silence between rings, only SLIGHTLY shorter than the normal 4 seconds.  Altogether this shaves off 6/10ths of a second from the pickup time for your answering machine.

Can I repeat my question to you -- why do you need the answering machine at all, what does it do that Google's voicemail doesn't?  Maybe I'm biased because I always have a laptop online, but I never bother with my machine anymore.  

drgeoff:
@A_Friend

That's the second time in only a few hours that you have attributed azrobert's writings to me.

A_Friend:
Quote from: drgeoff on August 23, 2018, 11:52:02 pm

@A_Friend

That's the second time in only a few hours that you have attributed azrobert's writings to me.


Oops...  Yes, that's more than a bit disconcerting.  Please accept my apologies, to all concerned.  I've made the corrections.  

Thank you.

ForumForObi:
Changing the RingPattern to 60;(2+3.8) as suggested by azrobert solved my problem.
Thanks a lot.

Answering A_Friend's question: Answering machine has a message alert, whereas Google Voicemail cannot notify me of incoming message till I checking my computer or smartphone.

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