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From: mark@clout.Jhereg.MN.ORG (Mark H. Colburn)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Limiting modems to local calls
Message-ID: <272@clout.Jhereg.MN.ORG>
Date: 13 Jun 88 18:16:36 GMT
References: <4539@b-tech.UUCP> <215@westmark.UUCP>
Reply-To: mark@clout.Jhereg.MN.ORG (Mark H. Colburn)
Organization: House Jhereg, Streamwood, IL
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In article <215@westmark.UUCP> dave@westmark.UUCP (Dave Levenson) writes:
>In article <4539@b-tech.UUCP>, zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) writes:
>> I'd like to limit outgoing calls from a modem to local ones.  Are there
>> modems or add on boxes that do this?  I tried the telephone company, but
>> they claim that there is no way to prevent LD calls.
>
>There are after-market toll-restrictors (sometimes called
>toll-diverters) that go between the C.O. line and your voice
>terminal equipment (including auto-dialing modems).  One such device
>is called Telephone Sentinel. 

There is actually a much easier and cheaper way than all of this if you 
don't wish to have ANY long distance calls on that particular line.
(this assumes that you have a dedicated line for your modem).

Just call your current long distance provider and cancel long distance
service for that line.  If you do this then you will not be able to
make ANY long distance calls over that particular line, except for 1-800 
numbers.

You will still be able to receive long distance calls from anywhere on
the line.  This is much less expensive than toll-restrictors...

This may be an option for you...

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Mark H. Colburn           mark@jhereg.chi.il.us
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