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From: gordon@netcom.UUCP (Brian Gordon)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: call waiting
Message-ID: <1251@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 17 May 89 20:06:58 GMT
References: <4541@brains.UUCP> <3285@tank.uchicago.edu>
Reply-To: gordon@netcom.UUCP (Brian Gordon)
Organization: NetCom Services - Public Access Unix System (408) 997-9175 guest
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In article <3285@tank.uchicago.edu> stel@tank.uchicago.edu (stelios  valavanis) writes:
>In article <4541@brains.UUCP> jeff_bray%brains@iisat.UUCP writes:
>>re: call waiting:
>>that said that in some phone systems you can dial "*70" then your number you
>>if it will work everywhere or not. Somebody should call the operator and
>The '*70' disable should work on any Bell touch-tone system (and many others).
>You can do this before calling (voice) long distance to prevent interruptions.

Well, maybe it SHOULD work all over, but it doesn't. My exchange (408/559-xxxx)
does not support it yet, and they don't know how long it will be until the
"upgrade".  And this is an ESS exchenge less that 6 years old!