Telephone Transponder

[taffy]

Leviton no longer make the telephone transponder. Does anyone know of a good alternative that does not include a PC based system

[Rupp]

http://www.x10.com/products/x10_tr16a.htm

-Rupp

[jruby]

I have one of these if intrested. barely used. as I thought I would use such a device, but I do not since I can never remember what to press.

[Rupp]

I had the same problems so I typed up instructions and printed them on a small piece of paper and put it in my wallet. Here they are if you want to use it:
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">

Call in and key in ##(passcode) and wait
for 3 beeps.

Press * for on and # for off

You will hear 3 beeps after and on
You will hear 2 beeps after an off
You hear 1 long beep for an invalid command

12# turns off 1 and 2
12* turns on 1 and 2
HSServer = C1
WeatherServer = C2
</pre>

-Rupp

[patsikes]

As I remember the stupid thing beeps at you even when you pick up the phone in the house.


Not very good on the WAF....

Patrick Sikes
SikesCentral Home Automation
patsikes@sikescentral.com
mobile@sikescentral.com (180 char max)

[taffy]

Rupp, does the device you have confirm commands?
anyone else who wants to sell the leviton please let me know. Thanks

[jruby]

make me an offer sent me an email

my email is
bean pole
at
charter.net

I hope spamm botts won't pick that up.

[jruby]

Thanks rupp but I use hsp and don't have a need for this devise.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rupp:
I had the same problems so I typed up instructions and printed them on a small piece of paper and put it in my wallet. Here they are if you want to use it:
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">

Call in and key in ##(passcode) and wait
for 3 beeps.

Press * for on and # for off

You will hear 3 beeps after and on
You will hear 2 beeps after an off
You hear 1 long beep for an invalid command

12# turns off 1 and 2
12* turns on 1 and 2
HSServer = C1
WeatherServer = C2
</pre>

-Rupp<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[Rupp]

Yea, The only time I use it is if my PC were to get it a state that HS and HSP are not responding. I can then call in and reboot my PC.

-Rupp

[Stevech]

rupp - I assume you use an X10 appliance module to switch off/on to reboot. Probably on its own housecode.

Do you every have the module turn off due to noise?

[Rupp]

Nope, Not so far. I actually have 3 PC's on Appliance modules. Knocking on wood. I have never had any problems with X10 noise. Keeping my fingers crossed.

-Rupp

[Stevech]

I've been thinking of putting my RoadRunner Cable modem on an X10 appliance module. And have my HS PC toggle the power when the internet connectivity fails - which is 99.999% of the time the #&^%%^$&$ cable system signal being unusable by the modem. The modem will just sit in a reboot-myself loop trying to resynch. It never, ever does. Based on a year of weekly failures. If you power cycle it, many times, sometime between 5 minutes and many hours later, it will resynch. I gave up showing RoadRunner my measurements and data that indicates its their problem, not a bad coax drop as their repairman contend.

So, this would be a scripted power cycle on demand.