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by John.Wilkinson - 4/29/10 2:12 PM

In Reply to: Call Forwarding Software by jwadle

It's not possible to forward a call on your end unless the carrier (Comcast, in this case) supports it. However, if Comcast supports conference calling, it would be possible for an application to answer the call, then call your alternate number and establish a conference call among the three numbers. However, I have no suggestions/recommendations for such software.

John

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by Coryphaeus - 5/6/10 7:32 AM

In Reply to: Call Forwarding Software by jwadle

CFB/DA. Call Forward Busy/Don't answer. And it's controlled by "the phone company", not Comcast.

One of the losses you encounter when you leave "the phone company".

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by tylermitcher - 5/14/10 8:54 PM

In Reply to: Call Forwarding Software by jwadle

Maybe, you may want to try other providers that have this special PC application, CALL CONTROLLER, that allows a user to have complete control and management of inbound/outbound calls which has this call forwarding feature your are looking for as well.

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http://officephonesystemslair.blogspot.com/2010/04/important-call-controller-features-and.html

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by hjc0 - 7/15/12 6:25 PM

In Reply to: Call Forwarding Software by jwadle

This answer is better late than never.

The only software I have EVER come across that can "call forward" is called "TalkWorks Pro 3.0". Unfortunately, it has not been sold for almost 10 years, and the company that released it (Symantec) no longer supports it. In fact, the software was designed to be used with Win98 and Win2000!

The software that comes closest to Talkworks' is "FaxTalk Messenger Pro", but it is inferior in many ways. For example, it cannot "call forward" incoming calls, nor does it have "multi-level options" for answering.

Nevertheless, I have managed to successfully use TalkWorks Pro with WinXP-SP3 as long as I don't install any updates. If I install any updates, the program starts to crash. Needless to say, it doesn't work at all with Vista or Win7. So I have a single really old, but still working, computer dedicated to the single task of answering calls for my business. I doubt very much if any other company will ever produce something with TalkWorks' features as the phone companies have basically taken over these tasks by charging you outrageous fees for the same features available in TalkWorks Pro. If Symantec did update their program, I would buy it again.

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