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From: bgsuvax!jyoull@cis.ohio-state.edu (Jim Youll)
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Subject: Help Needed - More Phone Lines / More Phones
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Date: 21 Nov 90 03:20:43 GMT
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All this talk about "small" PBXs has got my interest. I have two lines
in my business and plain ol' two line phones on them.  This is okay,
but not great.

I want my modem to be able to dial out on any available line - not
just the one it's hard wired to.

And I'd like to get some of those other nifty features I used to do on
the phones at work. Call transfer. Real Hold (tm).  Possibly some
tracking or billback for calls related to a specific client. etc.

And I'm REAL tired of the phone company telling me what my phones will
and will not do.

Also, I'll probably be adding a third line soon, and don't want to
drop the cash for "three line" stupid phones when I need more
sophistication than that.

What's involved in this? What does the local telco provide me and what
does the on-premise equipment do here? Any cost figures?  Thanks.