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From: rickt@wybbs.mi.org (Rick Tucker )
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: call waiting -> modem waiting ?
Summary: disable call waiting.
Message-ID: <615@wybbs.mi.org>
Date: 25 Jun 91 07:12:10 GMT
References: <1991Jun21.091936.11547@netcom.COM> <4034.28662f56@hayes.uucp>
Reply-To: rickt@wybbs.UUCP (Rick Tucker )
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Organization: Consultants Connection, Jenison MI
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In article <4034.28662f56@hayes.uucp> tnixon@hayes.uucp writes:
>In article <1991Jun21.091936.11547@netcom.COM>, cracct1@netcom.COM
>(Cliff Rodriguez) writes: 
>
>> Is there a way to detect a 
>> second call signal and hangup modem connection temporarily, 
>> so I can answer the second phone call, and modem connection 
>> can be resumed without redial after second call is over?
>
>Nope.  You might be able to configure the remote modem to ride out a 
>short, temporary interruption (like the Call Waiting beep itself), 
>but if you try to make to wait through switching to another call, it 
>will surely drop the line.  If this happens to you frequently, your 
>best bet is to install a second phone line.

In some areas you can disable your call waiting.  In our
city we can disable the call waiting by keying "*70"      (yes a star)
before you dial the number. This must be done manually(does it????)
This would at least keep you from being knocked off the line
everytime someone calls.
At my (home/office) I have two lines, and by utilizing a concept
called busy call forwarding and call waiting I can have up to three
connections at once.
On line 1 (the business line) I have a service called busy call
forwarding.  (similar to or actually is trunk/line hunting)
The telephone company set it up so that if line one
is busy, then it will trunk over to line two.  On line two I have
standard call waiting.  Hence if I am on the modem on line 1 and
someone calls it trunks to line 2.  If I am also on line 2, then 
I get that annoying beep to carry on another conversation  :-)


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