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From: mit-amt!geek@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Chris Schmandt)
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Subject: Re: Locatable Ringers
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In article <telecom-v09i0417m08@vector.dallas.tx.us> johnl@esegue.segue.
boston.ma.us writes:
>I am astonished that considering all of the ergonomic work that AT&T at
>least used to do on their phones, they haven't provided this simple feature.

(referring to distinctive rings).

Our AT&T 7506 sets (running basic rate ISDN off a 5ESS) offer 8
distinctive rings.  Although you have to listen fairly hard to hear
the differences when you're down the hall, it is a feature growing
in popularity here.

chris