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From: jgro@apldbio.com (Jeremy Grodberg)
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Subject: Re: Call Waiting Question
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Date: 6 Feb 90 22:32:58 GMT
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In my experience, the default MNP settings are good enough to keep the
modem from hanging up when a call-waiting tone is recieved. The block
of data being transmitted is trashed by the tone, but the error
correction retransmits it and no data is lost.  In fact, I had to go
to pains to get my modem to hang up when it got the call waiting tone
(so incoming calls would have priority over modem calls, unless I
turned off call waiting).

I used to live in Rochester, and I have had no shortage of incorrect
information from RochTel.  The are certainly the worst phone company I
have worked with.  Even their special services department, which is
usually the sharpest group at the phone company, gave me bogus advice
about ordering special event lines.  So I would triple check thier
assertion that call forwarding won't work if the phone is off the
hook.


Jeremy Grodberg
jgro@apldbio.com

"Beware: free advice is often overpriced!"