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From: vances@xenitec.on.ca (Vance Shipley)
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Subject: Re: Turning Off Call Waiting Remotely
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In article <13848@accuvax.nwu.edu> mdb@abcom.att.com (5013) writes:

>A while back I saw a thread that descibed how I could turn off call
>waiting while I am using my modem.  What I would like to know, if the
>person I am calling has call waiting also, can I turn his feature off
>also?

You as the caller couldn't and shouldn't be able too.  But that gives
rise to the question: can you turn call waiting off on an existing
call?

I just tried it: I flashed and dialed *70 got the three beeps and was
cut through to the existing call.  So if you had some control over
what happened when you called the other number you could have them
initiate blocking.  Of course you would also have to solve the loss of
carrier problem.

vance