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From: rjk@mgweed.UUCP (Randy King)
Newsgroups: net.dcom
Subject: Re: modems and call waiting
Message-ID: <15149@mgweed.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 2-Feb-85 00:34:52 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  2 00:34:52 1985
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Organization: AT&T Consumer Products - Montgomery Illinois
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>>> I suppose systems vary but I thought only the person receiving the
>>> (second) call was supposed to hear the call waiting tone.

>> The other party hears a characteristic double click; I don't know
>> for certain, but it would quite likely cause a carrier glitch.

This "click" is characteristic of retro-fitted central offices.  With
the new AT&T #5-ESS office, the call-waiting beep is *very* subtle to
the person receiving the call, and there are absolutely no clicks.
People tell me that when I switch over, it just gets quiet; no clicks
on the switchook flash.  They can't even tell when I come back until
I say something.  And they cannot tell when I've got a call.

Now if I could just get the dingbats at Illinois Bell to synchronize
the digital trunk of this new #5 office so I don't get the "{i" crap
anymore.  Sheesh.
						Randy King
						AT&T-CP@MG
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