The Stick™ is a simple single function tone detection 3 device (4 port) automatic call processor.

It answers all incoming calls. The caller doesn’t know the phone has been answered,  because the Stick generates the same ringing sound the phone company normally generates.  In reality, the call has been answered and the Stick is quickly listening.

The Stick listens for 1 of  3 things. (1) If it hears fax tones (CNG Tones), the call is automatically routed to the fax device. (2) If it hears touch tones (DTMF tones) also known as a Security Access Code (SAC) the call is automatically routed to a modem device. Calls can also be routed manually by touch tones to a fax or other device after you answer or by the calling party (usually from instructions on your answering machine message). (3)  When it hears nothing, it routes the call to the default device, typically phones or an answering machine if unanswered.

The Stick is 1 of the few products that works with rotary phones (pulse tones).  It doesn’t work with call forwarding, distinctive ring, voice mail, magic jack and has limited caller-id functionality (all phones must ring twice).

The Stick has been in production for almost 25 years. It is a reliable and dependable automatic fax switch.