Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!lll-winken!telecom-request From: mitel!Software!grayt@uunet.uu.net (Tom Gray) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Maestro Phones From Northern Telecom Message-ID: Date: 21 Mar 91 14:57:33 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: Mitel. Kanata (Ontario). Canada. Lines: 30 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 225, Message 2 of 12 In TELECOM Digest Volume 11, Issue 199, Andrew Farmer writes: > Bell Canada returns the string "Long Distance" for all LD calls and > "Unknown Number" for calls from local/non-displayable numbers. The > Maestro phone, however, doesn't store the "Long Distance" string -- it > just stores them as "Unknown". This isn't universal yet. I receive long distance calls with both the Long Distance and Unknown displays. The dispaly seem to be consistent for the city calling. I agree with the people who complain that calls from companies display the actual trunk number instead of the billing number. This prevents Call Blocking from defeating telemarketers. I have come home and seen a call from an obvious telemarketer I blocked the number but that evening received a call from a telemarketer with an adjacent number to the one I blocked. Call Blocking is marvelous. I just wish it could be improved by using only one number for a company. Tom Gray - forests are made up of trees [Moderator's Note: My experience here in Chicago has been that by blocking the listed number of a PBX you also block all the back lines as well provided all are billed together. Likewise, blocking the main listed number of a centrex system *usually* seems to block the various extensions associated. It does not work that way everytime. PAT]