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From: Paul Wilczynski <0002003441@mcimail.com>
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Subject: Call Forwarding Set From a Remote Site?
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Date: 13 Sep 90 21:13:00 GMT
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I've never heard of the following service, but is it possible?  I'd
certainly pay for it:

Call Forwarding which could be changed from a remote site.  For
example: I leave my office, go someplace else, and modify the
forwarding on my office phone to go to where I am.


[Moderator's Note: Illinois Bell experimented *very briefly* with what
they called 'Distant Call Forwarding' (not to be confused with Remote
Call Forwarding, which is a tariffed service). You called a number in
your CO, entered your phone number followed by a PIN and the number to
which calls were to be forwarded. I do not know why they chose to
discontinue it after the test and not make it available. On the other
hand, Remote Call Forwarding is a phantom number in a CO of your
choice which, when dialed, simply forwards the incoming call to the
number of your choice. It is *not* user programmable, and requires a
business office work order whenever you want the number to be changed.
All calls are forwarded at direct dial rates in effect at the time.  PAT]