Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!netsys!vector!telecom-gateway From: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Speed Dialing: CO vrs. Premises Equipment Message-ID: Date: 3 Jul 89 05:50:24 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 19 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 221, message 7 of 7 In a conversation with jsol on Sunday, we discussed the merits of speed dialing. As all TELECOM readers probably know, you can get 'speed dialing' (sometimes known as convenience dialing) from the telco, as programmed in the central office switch, or you can purchase a variety of equipment which maintains the speed dialing repretoire at your own premises. Which is better, if either? Is it purely a matter of personal taste, or can you suggest reasons why providing it for yourself might be preferable to that version sold by the telco and maintained in the CO? Just wondering. We came to the conclusion it was purely an individual choice, with no apparent advantages to either; certainly not as long as the CO version can be programmed with ease from your own phone. Opinions, anyone? (And do have a safe and happy Independence Day holiday! Driving, drinking, firecrackers, all usual admonitions apply.) Patrick Townson