Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!rutgers!elbereth.rutgers.edu!ron.rutgers.edu!ron From: ron@ron.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: Call waiting and modem!! Message-ID: Date: 4 Oct 88 17:18:44 GMT References: <8858@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 27 I'll post this promptly before we get into flame and counter flame wars. Some phone exchanges allow you do disable call waiting on a per call basis by typing *70 or 70# before placing the call. This is not universal, and is a extra cost option in some areas. The catch-22 here is that most phone switches that support this also do not make the annoying click that accompanies the call waiting beep. From my own experience, the beep itself does not kill the line, but it is the click interrupting the carrier that does. Hence, if your switch is smart enough to have the ability to kill call waiting, it probably doesn't cause you a problem to leave it on. If you are not able to disable call waiting, another hack exists. You can call-forward your phone to another phone before placing the call. Call waiting doesn't go off, because your call is automatically transfered. Find someplace innocuous to send these people to (some phone companies have hooks that keep you from sending them to the weather number). If all else fails, order another phone line. Not only does this provide for allowing telephone calls while the modem is in use, but it also elimiates the need for call waiting (you can just get the phones to hunt when the first is busy). -Ron