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From: cpp90221@dcscg1.UUCP (Duane L. Rezac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Call waiting and modems??
Message-ID: <388@dcscg1.UUCP>
Date: 13 Oct 88 11:30:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: dcscg1.388
References: <32100045@bucc2>
Organization: Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus
Lines: 34

From article <32100045@bucc2>, by moodyblu@bucc2.UUCP:
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> I know that in Michigan, *70 does not work in all areas. It only works in areas that have ESS, or Electronic Switching System. When I called the operator she
> did not know what the heck I was talking about with the *70. Eventually
> however, everyone should have it....
>  
I have seen a lot of traffic on this subject. One thing to keep in mind is 
that there are many diffrent systems out there. Not all of the call waiting 
functions are proveded by *bell or whatever. We have an internal phone system 
here, and the call waiting is controlled by our telephone people in house, 
independant of *bell. I think that the best approche is to contact whoever
is responsible for *YOUR* phone system and discuss the problem. All I had to 
do to disable call waiting was to contact our in-house telephone section, and 
they re-programed my phone to eliminate it. 

p.s. IF you have a similar system to mine, AND if it allows call forwarding, 
     you may be able to temporarily defeate call waiting by forwarding all 
     calls to a nearby number while you are on the modem(assuming you're at
     work and have another phone nearby :-)

Duane L. Rezac

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