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Based on your examples, it seems to make more sense for the ring selection to take place inside, rather than outside. |
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A father knowing the baby is sleeping is unlikely to ring the doorbell in the first place, and how would a visitor know my nearly deaf grandfather was home alone? What if my nearly deaf grandfather is home with the sleeping baby? |
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Go the whole hog, and have a door-keyboard, where visitors can play their very own tune on arrival. |
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Different callers might adopt their own theme tune, allowing people to know who's at the door. |
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Most people might just play chopsticks, or stick to a traditional ping-pong - but others might learn riffs from Peter and The Wolf, or something nice by Bach or Mozart. Other people might choose to play the Nokia theme. |
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If the keyboard were able to play samples, the caller might be able to choose the 'instrument' they wanted to play their tune in - or even record a sample of their own. |
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//Most people might just play chopsticks// |
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And most homeowners would probably come out and chase you down the street with a frying pan. |
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"Plink-plink-plink plink-plink-plink Plonk-plonk-plonk plonk plink-plink-plink plunk-plunk-plunk..." etc
"Answer the door Clive"
"Nahh, it's just those flamin' kids from down the estate again." Clive leans out of the window,
"Get aht of it! Go on, sling yer hook!"
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Great idea. I would actually do this, and might. |
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[+] How could you bone this? |
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No, no, no. Put the name of each household member by the different buttons, then each one will play the "ringtone" set for that person, so the occupants inside will know who the door's for without having to get off their lazy fannies. |
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Evilpenguin, please do, I will be very delighted to see it done. |
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Globaltourniqut, I think your idea also makes great sense. When we have our multi-button switch different uses will be found like the one you suggested. (Certainly why would I bother to open the door for someone who didn't come to me?) |
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