Blocking Calls from 'Unknown'
azrobert:
I send these calls to Callcentric's Fax to Email service.
Get a CC free Freedom account.
In call treatments route all inbound calls to CC's Fax to Email service.
Send the calls to sp2(17771234567@in.callcentric.com)
17771234567 is your CC account number.
If the caller is smart enough they can send you an ad via fax.
I've been doing this for years and I never received a fax.
OR
Here are some Bell System Recorded Announcements:
http://www.beatriceco.com/bti/porticus/bell/recordedannouncements.html
The one you want is BlankNumber-.wav
Play the above several times and use any recording software to record it.
Use the recording as a greeting for an email service.
GoogleVoice allows a custom greeting.
Send the calls to the email service.
Maybe someone else will suggest a better method for using the recording.
azrobert:
You can set up a Tropo script to play the recording from my last post directly from the Web site. Tropo is a free service when used for development. I've had my free account for years.
Here is the script to play the disconnect recording:
Code:
<?php
answer();
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
reject();
?>
It plays a Sit tone then the "Disconnected" message twice and hangs up.
If anyone wants to try this get a free Tropo account here:
https://www.tropo.com/register
Create an App with a name like "Ban"
Then create a file/script for the App with the above code and name it "Ban.php"
The script is written in PHP, so the file suffix must be php.
I have trouble creating/modifying Tropo scripts using Internet Explorer, so I use Chrome.
If you have trouble creating an App, I can walk you thru it.
After the App is created they give you a SIP URI to access it.
It will be like this:
9990012345@sip.tropo.com
Edit:
I changed the "Hangup" to "Reject".
Edit2:
I found a better quality recording and changed the script.
Uncle_Wiggley:
Quote from: azrobert on August 31, 2014, 09:52:51 am
You can set up a Tropo script to play the recording from my last post directly from the Web site. Tropo is a free service when used for development. I've had my free account for years.
Here is the script to play the disconnect recording:
Code:
<?php
answer();
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
reject();
?>
It plays a Sit tone then the "Disconnected" message twice and hangs up.
If anyone wants to try this get a free Tropo account here:
https://www.tropo.com/register
Create an App with a name like "Ban"
Then create a file/script for the App with the above code and name it "Ban.php"
The script is written in PHP, so the file suffix must be php.
I have trouble creating/modifying Tropo scripts using Internet Explorer, so I use Chrome.
If you have trouble creating an App, I can walk you thru it.
After the App is created they give you a SIP URI to access it.
It will be like this:
9990012345@sip.tropo.com
Edit:
I changed the "Hangup" to "Reject".
Edit2:
I found a better quality recording and changed the script.
I'm familiar with Tropo and this should work well.
However, for some reason I'm currently getting server errors anytime I try to do something with Tropo.
I'll have to try at another time.
Uncle_Wiggley:
Quote from: azrobert on August 31, 2014, 09:52:51 am
You can set up a Tropo script to play the recording from my last post directly from the Web site. Tropo is a free service when used for development. I've had my free account for years.
Here is the script to play the disconnect recording:
Code:
<?php
answer();
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
reject();
?>
It plays a Sit tone then the "Disconnected" message twice and hangs up.
If anyone wants to try this get a free Tropo account here:
https://www.tropo.com/register
Create an App with a name like "Ban"
Then create a file/script for the App with the above code and name it "Ban.php"
The script is written in PHP, so the file suffix must be php.
I have trouble creating/modifying Tropo scripts using Internet Explorer, so I use Chrome.
If you have trouble creating an App, I can walk you thru it.
After the App is created they give you a SIP URI to access it.
It will be like this:
9990012345@sip.tropo.com
Edit:
I changed the "Hangup" to "Reject".
Edit2:
I found a better quality recording and changed the script.
Finally go Tropo to accept my script, but it doesn't seem to work on the Tropo end.
I know it makes it to Tropo because I can see the logging information there.
All I hear is a brief ring, and then basically silence.
azrobert:
I'm having trouble using Internet Explorer with Tropo. In the past my Tropo scripts weren't getting updated with IE. I have an older computer running Vista with Chrome installed. Chrome worked perfectly with Tropo.
For this script I had a Tropo App I don't use, so I thought I would modify it instead of creating a new App. I used IE and it seemed to update, but when I looked at it again it wasn't updated. If someone told me this I would think he was wacko. I never had a problem like this with IE.
Are you using Internet Explorer?
Anyway, I created another App from scratch using the following script:
Code:
<?php
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
say("http://www.thisisarecording.com/z/z/206-201-0000X.mp3");
hangup();
?>
First, the previous script worked for me. It took a few seconds before the message was played after it answered the call. I removed the optional Answer command. It didn't make a difference. I removed the blank lines and changed the last command back to Hangup.
I created a Speed Dial to test it like this:
sp2(9991425987@sip.tropo.com)
If you want to test, the above is the actual number for my App. I feel uncomfortable leaving this App public, so I will be deleting it in a few days.
Edit:
First, I am far from a Tropo expert. The script doesn't force the call to end. When I test it with a Speed Dial the call stays in session until I hang up. That is why I changed the last command to Reject, but I got the same result.
Edit2:
I just noticed a error with the previous script. I inserted a blank as the 1st character of the script when I did the cut and paste. I don't know if this would cause a problem.
Edit3:
The App stopped answering. I think Tropo is having problems.
Edit4:
The App is working again without any changes.
Using IE going thru MY FILES (Instead of MY APPS) to update the script worked.
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