Re: Re: automatic caller

If you want to make the job really easy go with Delphi, yeah I know it's not PHP, but it comes with the Jedi components, which I'm pretty sure have a built in Speech component, and you can do the Skype api on it. - Dan On Jan 3, 2008 1:53 PM, Richard Lynch <ceo@l-i-e.com> wrote: > On Wed, January 2, 2008 4:35 pm, Dan wrote: > > ""blackwater dev"" <blackwaterdev@gmail.com> wrote in message > > > > news:34a9824e0801020923k4a55460u4772ccc759034060@mail.gmail.com... > >> I'm working on a prototype now and was wondering if anyone new of a > >> service > >> where I could pass in text and a number and the service would call > >> the > >> number and read the text. I know I can do this with asterisk and > >> it's php > >> api but don't have time to set up all the outgoing > >> code/functionality. > >> Does > >> anyone know of a service that does this so I can show it as a proof > >> of > >> concept. I looked at GrandCentral but it doesn't appear to have > >> this > >> feature. > >> > >> Thanks! > > > > A simple google search for "automated calling" returns a lot of > > results, > > although most are services which you have to pay to use and they dont' > > seem > > like you can just call them with text but must have a pre-recorded > > message. > > Off the top of my head probably the simplest thing would be to just > > use the > > Skype API and use them for calls. Since this is just a prototype then > > there > > probably won't be many calls made on it and it should not be very > > expensive. > > You would have to combine the skype API though with some kind of text > > to > > speech software. > > If you go this route, "festival" is a nice open source text-to-speech > engine that is reasonably easy to install and get going. > > -- > Some people have a "gift" link here. > Know what I want? > I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. > http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch > Yeah, I get a buck. So? >