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From: motcid!king@uunet.uu.net (Steven King)
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Subject: Re: Answering Machine Security
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Date: 16 Jul 90 02:14:14 GMT
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In article <9686@accuvax.nwu.edu> motcid!wolfson@uunet.uu.net (Steve
Wolfson) writes:

>Join the 90's and replace your answering machine with Voice Mail which
>is password protected etc.  If you don't trust a service provider you
>can even get one for your own PC.  Perhaps some erudite TELECOM
>readers can enlighten us on the value of these PC gizmos.

Not feasible for everyone.  I myself would *LOVE* to have voice-mail.
I'm on the modem a lot and miss more calls due to the line being busy
than to me not being around.  Unfortunately, the switch that serves
Palatine (a town on the northwest edge of the continuous suburb
surrounding Chicago, for those of you not around here) doesn't have
busy-transfer capability.  Therefore I can't get it from an outside
vendor and the telco isn't offering it themselves.  Naturally, a
private PC-based system would be worthless in this situation.  Not to
mention that I've got better things to do with my computer!

Yes, a second line would solve my problems, but due to circumstances
that aren't really important here I can't get one.  Oh well.  I'm
moving in a month or so, and rest assured the new place will have at
least three phone lines for myself and my one housemate.


Steve King, Motorola Cellular  (...uunet!motcid!king)