Linux answering machine

[Chong Yu Meng]

On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 02:58 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 15:09 +0800, Chong Yu Meng wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > This is probably going to sound like a strange request:
> > 
> > I want to setup a Linux system that can receive phone calls through a
> > voice modem and Bluetooth headset, but I have no clue where to start.
> > The reason why I suddenly need to do this is, my wife recently bought a
> > Plantronics Bluetooth phone that cannot work with my current phone --
> > its a mechanical design incompatibility between an American product and
> > a German phone (long story!). Anyway, I've never had much luck with
> > cordless residential phones, having wasted quite a lot of money on 2
> > previous phones: one Philips phone with ridiculously short talk time of
> > 20 minutes, and one with speakers that are so soft that nobody who calls
> > me can hear what I am saying. 
> > 
> > Anyway, all suggestions gladly welcomed !  
> 
> <cackles> You're gonna love this one... shop walmart. They have them in
> China now. They'll take back anything they sell for any reason if you
> have your receipt. At least they do here in the states... you wouldn't
> believe the things I have taken back. <eg> Ric

Ah, yes! The return policy in the US! That was another thing I did not
understand on my first visit to the US, besides the bagels and the huge
malls. How could shops afford to run such a program?? In Singapore,
there are only two stores that I know have a return policy -- Robinson
and Ikea. I've never been in a Walmart, believe it or not ! I've been in
a Target store though -- bought my first proper pair of jeans there for
USD$9.90 way back in 1993!