Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Gary Segal Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: COCOT Woes Message-ID: <12852@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 30 Sep 90 22:20:23 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: Motorola INC., Cellular Infrastructure Division Lines: 29 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 700, Message 7 of 7 I had an amusing experiance recently: I paged one of my co-workers who was at a seminar at a nearby hotel. When he called me back, it was from a COCOT. After he had kept dumping money in it, I asked if he wanted me to call back. He gave me the number, and told me that he would pick up the phone in about 30 seconds. I dialed, and the phone answered with a synthised voice that said something like "I'm sorry, this is not a billable number". After the message repeated three or four times, it went away and my co-worker was on the line. (What is even more intereseting is that when I called the number today, the voice said "Thank you" followed by some beeps.) He laughed, because he had heard the same message. Before he picked up the reciever, he heard a very brief chirp from the ringer. After the message finished, we were able to carry out our conversation without interuption. So, if you are on a COCOT, you *may* be able to accept incoming calls, if you pick up the reciever when you think you should, and the correct number is printed on the phone. Gary Segal ...!uunet!motcid!segal +1-708-632-2354 Motorola INC., 1501 W. Shure Drive, Arlington Heights IL, 60004 The opinions expressed above are those of the author, and do not consititue the opinions of Motorola INC.