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From: bangell%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Bob Angell)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: can a modem respond to CALL WAITING ??
Message-ID: <1991Jun2.131419.6511@hellgate.utah.edu>
Date: 2 Jun 91 19:14:19 GMT
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In article <MUCIT.91Jun2121718@slate.cs.rochester.edu> mucit@slate.cs.rochester.edu (Bulent Murtezaoglu) writes:
>>   my question is: is there a way while the modem is using the phone line, 
>>   the modem can detect the CALL-WATING signal, and warns you somebody is trying
>>   to call you??
>
>
>Yeah, it shows up as garbage on your screen, you can then stop what you're
>doing and yell at the poor person who was trying to call you :).  I was getting
>pretty upset when Rochester Telephone turned it on on my line for free as a
>trial offer.  I suggest getting another line if not missing phone calls
>is more important to you than work and money.
>

	I have call waiting and use my modem day and night....I turn the 
	feature OFF when I dont want to be interrupted and leave it alone
	when I need to have the calls come through.  Here in Utah, the
	option to diable the feature is *70.  Hope this helps.

	-Bob-

	bangell@peruvian.utah.edu;  bangell@cc.utah.edu;  angellrl@cc.utah.edu
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