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From: Mitch Wagner <wagner@utoday.com>
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Subject: Re: Leaving Brief Messages With Free Collect Calls
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Date: 2 Sep 90 16:21:01 GMT
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#Moderator's Note: "Toll Saver" is a way of saving money on calls to
#answering machines by having the machine not pick up until after
#several rings if there are no messages received. If a message is on
#the tape, then the answering machine picks up immediatly, on the first
#or second ring, as you have it set. If there are no messages, then the
#owner calling in knows to hang up after about the third ring so no
#charge will be made to call an answering machine which has nothing to
#say.  Its a little more involved than that, but that is the idea.  PAT]

Oh, yeah, I have that on my machine. You mean to say they're not doing
it any more? Well, mine isn't really reliable, anyway.

(For the record, I should state that I have a Panasonic Easa-Phone.
Another thing I don't like about it is that it has a two-digit
security code. Now, how hard would it be for some phone phreak to
break into my phone machine and start listening to messages with a
two-digit security code, fa' Pete's sake? Not hard at all.

(Of course, the real challenge, once said phone phreak has broken into
my phone machine and heard my messages, would be to remain awake.... )


Mitch Wagner

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[Moderator's Note: Yes, toll saver is still found on most answering
machines. Like yourself, my answering machine had a two digit code,
but I no longer use the machine since I now call forward to voice mail
when I am not around. And, my voice mail has toll saver also.   PAT]