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From: Rolf Meier <mitel!spock!meier@uunet.uu.net>
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Subject: Re: Leaving Brief Messages With Free Collect Calls
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Date: 29 Aug 90 17:36:52 GMT
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In article <11372@accuvax.nwu.edu> hrs1@cbnewsi.att.com writes:

>extended area service, so I could call them free.  If they called me,
>they would hang up after two rings.  I would always let the phone ring
>at least three times.  Thus, if there were only two rings, I would call

This trick is not reliable.  The ringback tone you hear does not
necessarily correspond to the ringing at the other end.


Rolf Meier						Mitel Corporation