Are you SURE it won't work?

There's a great Tivo application called TiVonage, which allow you to listen to and return Vonage calls right from your TV. It requires HME, which means that it's only compatible with standalone units or hacked DirecTV Tivos running the 6.3x software . That leaves out a lot of people, so I got to thinking about how it could be done on earlier software versions. If you have a hacked DirecTivo running the 6.2x software, and won't be upgrading (so as not to lose MRV) than this will at least let you hear your messages. Here's a list of necessary software: Voicemail Retriever JavaHMO Sox LAME This batch file 1) Create a folder on your Windows computer for your converted messages, then add a folder named MP3 inside it. Make sure it's in a shared directory, ie: XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Voicemail\MP3 Vista - C:\Users\Public\Voicemail\MP3 2) If you haven't already, install JavaHMO and get it working, then add the Music plugin. Add your...

As one of the people that got hosed by Sunrocket last month, I had to scramble to keep my phone number. Soon after, I got a new computer and realized I'd been hosed twice - Vista's audio support is abysmal. There aren't any voice modems working correctly right now, so I had to give up my favorite answering machine program ( CallStation ) and use Vonage VM. There's a great program called Voicemail Retriever available at Luther Technologies that gives you desktop access to your messages. Of course, it won't load under Vista. Here's how to install it (once installed, it works fine): Download and save VMRSetup.msi to your desktop. Create a shortcut to the .msi file. Change the target in the shortcut to the following (all one line): %SystemRoot%\System32\msiexec.exe /a %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\VMRSetup.msi /l*v %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\%~n1.log" Run it as an administrator from the shortcut. I don't know if the program is supposed to create any Start Menu e...