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From: pshen@atrp.media.mit.edu (Paul Shen)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Information about Answering Machine
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Date: 13 Mar 89 07:55:21 GMT
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In article <19858@prls.UUCP> gordon@prls.UUCP (Gordon Vickers) writes:
>>In article <1467@PSUECLB> was@psueclb.BITNET writes:
>>>    I have interest to buy an answering machine which has the
>>>capability to display the incoming telephone number before I pick
>>>up the phone receiver.
>
>      If you can be patient for a couple of more years, my opinion is
>    that you may then be able to get an answering machine with this feature.
>
To gain that capability, there are two problems have to be dealt with:
(1) All the current switching systems do not send you any information
on the caller's number. It is true there are (or were) experimental
system which will send that information. (2) But in most states, it is
illegal to trace a phone call. One of the example is that Bell PA has
temorarily suspended that experimental service.

					Paul
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