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From: campbell@Thalatta.COM (Bill Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Modem dialing and telephone credit cards
Message-ID: <5239@thebes.Thalatta.COM>
Date: 1 Aug 90 15:21:56 GMT
References: <5547@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Reply-To: campbell@Thalatta.COM (Bill Campbell)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Celestial Software, Mercer Island, WA
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In article <5547@darkstar.ucsc.edu> hugo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Hugo Calendar) writes:
:
:-| problem:  Calling long distance through a modem and
: |           needing to use a telephone credit card.
: |
: | When traveling, I need to charge a computer-to-computer
: | call.
: |
: | How can this be done?  The credit card number has
: | to be entered after dialing the number, (0 xxx xxxx)
: | and the modem does not like the tone that indicates the
:-| credit card number should be entered.
:
The method I have used on a number of occassions is:
    ATDT10288012312345,,,,,,,206123123451234
        ^^|^^
          |  ^^^^|^^^^
          |      |    ^^^|^^^
          |      |       |   ^^^^^^^|^^^^^^^
          |      |       |   Credit Card Number
          |      |     Pause for a while (number of , must be found)
          |  Phone Number
        Get onto AT&T and off of other long distance manglers!

This has generally worked well.  If you are on a pulse dialing
system it will be necessary to insert a 'P' in the dialer string
after the original phone number and before the credit card number.
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