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  ring-me feature? bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2026-08-19 16:41 -0400
    Re: ring-me feature? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-08-19 20:29 -0500
      Re: ring-me feature? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-08-21 15:24 -0700
        Re: ring-me feature? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-08-21 21:03 -0500
          Re: ring-me feature? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-08-21 19:21 -0700
            Re: ring-me feature? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-08-22 00:42 -0500
    Re: ring-me feature? Allodoxaphobia <trepidation@example.net> - 2026-08-20 15:46 +0000
      Re: ring-me feature? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-21 12:01 -0400
      Re: ring-me feature? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2026-08-21 15:21 -0700
        Re: ring-me feature? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-21 21:53 -0400

#155101 — ring-me feature?

Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for learning 
and trouble-shooting purposes? I'm thinking of the equivalent of asking 
someone else to call me. If the feature exists then it should ring on 
demand and be terminated after some blurb lasting x seconds when 'answered'.

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#155116

bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> wrote:

> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for learning 
> and trouble-shooting purposes? I'm thinking of the equivalent of asking 
> someone else to call me. If the feature exists then it should ring on 
> demand and be terminated after some blurb lasting x seconds when 'answered'.

You don't have a secondary phone number (i.e., more than just your one
mobile phone)?

If in the USA, you could get a Google Voice account, and use it to dial
out to your mobile phone.

You didn't mention cost, or free only.

https://abhandshake.com/test-call-generator/
They don't mention pricing, so it's probably very expensive, and geared
toward commercial use.

https://www.labnol.org/internet/schedule-phone-call/30453
That uses app automation to generate a simulated call.  Not sure if that
is useful to you since I don't know what you trying to test on your
phone.

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#155178

On 8/19/26 18:29, VanguardLH wrote:
> bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> wrote:
> 
>> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for learning 
>> and trouble-shooting purposes? I'm thinking of the equivalent of asking 
>> someone else to call me. If the feature exists then it should ring on 
>> demand and be terminated after some blurb lasting x seconds when 'answered'.
> 
> You don't have a secondary phone number (i.e., more than just your one
> mobile phone)?
> 
> If in the USA, you could get a Google Voice account, and use it to dial
> out to your mobile phone.

I assume you mean from your computer to your cell phone.  I need to get 
a decent (more than $2.00 at Temu) headset so I can do that.  One of 
these days.
> You didn't mention cost, or free only.
> 
> https://abhandshake.com/test-call-generator/
> They don't mention pricing, so it's probably very expensive, and geared
> toward commercial use.
> 
> https://www.labnol.org/internet/schedule-phone-call/30453
> That uses app automation to generate a simulated call.  Not sure if that
> is useful to you since I don't know what you trying to test on your
> phone.


-- 
Cheers, Bev
    "No matter how cynical I get, it's just never enough to keep up."
                                                   --Lily Tomlin

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#155181

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

> VanguardLH wrote:
>
>> bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for learning 
>>> and trouble-shooting purposes? ...
>> 
>> If in the USA, you could get a Google Voice account, and use it to dial
>> out to your mobile phone.
> 
> I assume you mean from your computer to your cell phone.  I need to
> get a decent (more than $2.00 at Temu) headset so I can do that.  One
> of these days.

The OP only mentioned ringing his cell phone, not conducting a voice
call.  Web-based calling will ring his phone.

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#155182

On 8/21/26 19:03, VanguardLH wrote:
> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> VanguardLH wrote:
>>
>>> bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for learning 
>>>> and trouble-shooting purposes? ...
>>> 
>>> If in the USA, you could get a Google Voice account, and use it to dial
>>> out to your mobile phone.
>> 
>> I assume you mean from your computer to your cell phone.  I need to
>> get a decent (more than $2.00 at Temu) headset so I can do that.  One
>> of these days.
> 
> The OP only mentioned ringing his cell phone, not conducting a voice
> call.  Web-based calling will ring his phone.

Same thing.  I don't think you can make a google voice call to the cell 
phone that you're google-voice calling from.


-- 
Cheers, Bev
   Little Mary took her skis upon the snow to frisk.
   Wasn't she a silly girl her little * ?

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#155183

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/21/26 19:03, VanguardLH wrote:
>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> VanguardLH wrote:
>>>
>>>> bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for learning 
>>>>> and trouble-shooting purposes? ...
>>>> 
>>>> If in the USA, you could get a Google Voice account, and use it to dial
>>>> out to your mobile phone.
>>> 
>>> I assume you mean from your computer to your cell phone.  I need to
>>> get a decent (more than $2.00 at Temu) headset so I can do that.  One
>>> of these days.
>> 
>> The OP only mentioned ringing his cell phone, not conducting a voice
>> call.  Web-based calling will ring his phone.
> 
> Same thing.  I don't think you can make a google voice call to the cell 
> phone that you're google-voice calling from.

Don't link your cell phone to your GV account.

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#155136

On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:59 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>
> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for 
> learning and trouble-shooting purposes? I'm thinking of the equivalent 
> of asking someone else to call me. If the feature exists then it 
> should ring on demand and be terminated after some blurb lasting x 
> seconds when 'answered'.

In the old POTS days, the local exchange would have a call-me-back 
number you could dial, hang up, and receive a call back to verify
the line was working both ways and that the ringer worked.

circa the 1960's and probably even much earlier.

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#155170

In comp.mobile.android, on 20 Aug 2026 15:46:38 GMT, Allodoxaphobia
<trepidation@example.net> wrote:

>On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:59 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>>
>> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for 
>> learning and trouble-shooting purposes? I'm thinking of the equivalent 
>> of asking someone else to call me. If the feature exists then it 
>> should ring on demand and be terminated after some blurb lasting x 
>> seconds when 'answered'.
>
>In the old POTS days, the local exchange would have a call-me-back 
>number you could dial, hang up, and receive a call back to verify
>the line was working both ways and that the ringer worked.
>
>circa the 1960's and probably even much earlier.

Yes, in 1966 in Chicago it was 1197.  Late they changed it to 1191. 

I don't think they publicized it, however.  I saw the phone man use it
and I think I asked him what the number was. 

Sad to say, I forget the number in NYC in the 70's.   Later, none of the
three worked in NY.

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#155177

On 8/20/26 08:46, Allodoxaphobia wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:59 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>>
>> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for 
>> learning and trouble-shooting purposes? I'm thinking of the equivalent 
>> of asking someone else to call me. If the feature exists then it 
>> should ring on demand and be terminated after some blurb lasting x 
>> seconds when 'answered'.
> 
> In the old POTS days, the local exchange would have a call-me-back
> number you could dial, hang up, and receive a call back to verify
> the line was working both ways and that the ringer worked.

It was also good for convincing someone that you had to leave 
immediately to deal with something urgent.  That's what my friends and I 
used it for with our parents.
> circa the 1960's and probably even much earlier.

Definitely the 50s.  Number wasn't publicized, you had to know somebody 
who knew it.

--
Cheers, Bev
    "No matter how cynical I get, it's just never enough to keep up."
                                                   --Lily Tomlin

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#155180

In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:21:16 -0700, The Real Bev
<bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 8/20/26 08:46, Allodoxaphobia wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:41:59 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there a feature that produces a simulated call on demand for 
>>> learning and trouble-shooting purposes? I'm thinking of the equivalent 
>>> of asking someone else to call me. If the feature exists then it 
>>> should ring on demand and be terminated after some blurb lasting x 
>>> seconds when 'answered'.
>> 
>> In the old POTS days, the local exchange would have a call-me-back
>> number you could dial, hang up, and receive a call back to verify
>> the line was working both ways and that the ringer worked.
>
>It was also good for convincing someone that you had to leave 
>immediately to deal with something urgent.  That's what my friends and I 
>used it for with our parents.
>> circa the 1960's and probably even much earlier.
>
>Definitely the 50s.  Number wasn't publicized, you had to know somebody 
>who knew it.

Maybe there is a number like that now.  If we only knew someone. 

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