Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!husc6!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: tanner@ki4pv.uucp (Dr. T. Andrews) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Special Ring Detection Message-ID: Date: 5 Aug 89 11:21:39 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: CompuData, Inc. (DeLand) Lines: 18 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 277, message 9 of 11 The service of providing special ring(s) is offered here, under the name "ringmaster". You get several numbers, all of which ring the same line. The ring cycle is varied, depending on which number is called. Remember party lines, with long/short rings? They can list or not list the added number(s), depending on whether you want one for the kids, or if you want one for friends to alert you that it isn't a salesman. Same charge applies either way. Of course, a sales caller cycling through the numbers won't know not to call your priority number. If we have all of these spare numbers, why must we have 3 exchange prefixes in this town? Is the sale of these spare numbers going to hasten the split of "904"? Will the pan-handle gets stuck changing their numbers instead of us when it happens? -- ...!bikini.cis.ufl.edu!ki4pv!tanner ...!bpa!cdin-1!ki4pv!tanner or... {allegra attctc gatech!uflorida uunet!cdin-1}!ki4pv!tanner