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From: PGW@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU.UUCP
Newsgroups: mod.telecom
Subject: Getting through when line is busy
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Date: Mon, 30-Mar-87 16:17:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 30 16:17:25 1987
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I had heard a rumor that if you have trouble getting through to a number
that is busy because of lots of callers (as opposed to one long conversation)
for example a movie theatre on a Friday evening, then you can get through
by dialing all the numbers but the last one, waiting about 20-30 seconds,
then dialing the last number.

I've tried this a few times, and it seems to work!  Now am I just getting
lucky or is there any reason why this should work?
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[The best way I have found to get through on a radio station line is
to program their number into your speed calling and sit there with
one finger on the hookswitch and another almost pressing 9#. --jsol]