Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Jim Gottlieb Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: 1A/1E Call Forwarding and Multi-pathing Message-ID: <8862@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 9 Jun 90 11:16:38 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: Jim Gottlieb Organization: Info Connections, Tokyo, Japan Lines: 28 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 427, Message 3 of 12 In article <8682@accuvax.nwu.edu> Ken Abrams writes: >In article <8529@accuvax.nwu.edu> Marc O'Krent >writes: >>for some unknown reason, PB has decided that if >>you want Centrex you *must* change your phone number. >Although I personally don't agree with a lot of things that PacBell >comes up with, I think their basic decision in this matter was >correct. I disagree. We're not talking about some huge corporation that wants thousands of lines of Centrex. This even applies to a small business with two or three lines that wants them converted to Centrex (i.e. so that they can transfer calls to an off-site voice mail box). I know it can be done. I converted my two voice lines to Centrex for this very reason, and GTE had no problem with letting me keep my same two numbers. In fact, if a number change had been required I would not have signed up for the service. And though I am not in the habit of complimenting GTE, I must say that their Centrex is a pretty good deal. For $6 per month per line I get most every feature one could want, including a DISA number. Other packages are cheaper. By the way, this is on a 1AESS. I wouldn't trust a GTD-5 with my calls.