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From: terryb.bbs@shark.cs.fau.edu (terry bohning)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Help me g noise off modem line!
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Date: 14 Mar 91 14:10:29 GMT
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dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) writes:

> 
> Here's the good news!  Most (your's, I hope) phone systems offering call
> waiting have a simple code you can send at the beginning of a call (before
> dialing), that turns off call waiting, for the duration of that call.
> In my area, it is '*70'. Just key this before dialing the mainframe, and
> you should be safe!
> 

On pulse systems, it's 1170 (like the PDP).