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From: kaufman@neon.stanford.edu (Marc T. Kaufman)
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Subject: Re: Experiences With Spirit and Meridian Phone Systems
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Date: 10 Jun 90 00:29:27 GMT
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In article <8801@accuvax.nwu.edu> ritter@jarsun1.zone1.com (chuck
ritter) writes:

-My company is replacing a fifteen year old six button Comkey system
-because it is maxed out on lines. Our primary requirements are
-reliability and longevity. We need eight lines and sixteen stations
-now and don't anticipate explosive growth. Both the AT&T Spirit and
-Northern Telecom Norstar Meridian systems meet our needs on paper.

One of my clients has the Meridian system.  I don't know if it's local
option or mandatory, but there is NO feedback on button presses.  Not
DTMF, not even a monotone beep, NOTHING.  I find it difficult to dial
long distance numbers with the system.


Marc Kaufman (kaufman@Neon.stanford.edu)