Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!agate!apple!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: jsol@bu-it.bu.edu Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Two Questions -- CM8 Mux and Intellidial Message-ID: Date: 15 Jul 89 17:28:59 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 13 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 241, message 8 of 9 Barry: Intelledial is just like Centrex, only more expensive (but not more expensive than the BU centrex :-). Intelledial lets you have between 2 and 6 lines in your home or office, and connect them together like centrex. You can transfer between the lines and have busy-call-forwarding and call-forwarding-no-answer and other features. Merlin costs more up front, but gives you more control over your services. If you want to just try something and see how it works, use intelledial. If you are sure you want a key system, go with merlin. These days, costs for phone services are fairly equal no matter what you buy. --jsol