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- From: qualitec@aol.com (Qualitec)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Which modems support "call waiting"
- Date: 26 Jan 1996 23:32:21 -0500
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-
- > When I am online to an ISP and somebody makes a voice call and If I
- > subscribe to "call waiting", the signal will cause my carrier to drop.
- > Will the new voice modems recognise this signal and display on my
- > screen? What software supports this? Do I need a DSVD modem? Does my ISP
-
- > have to have a DSVD modem? How does the "call waiting" signal come
- > through? Is it just a beep? I have browsed the USR and Winfax sites with
-
- > limited success.
-
- Luckily this is a common problem that has an easy fix. This works with
- every modem on most North American Call Waiting lines. Use the special
- Call-Waiting disable feature code before you dial a phone number. Here,
- and in most parts of the country, you dial *70 before you make a call and
- Call Waiting will be disabled for the call you are making. You must enter
- this code before every modem call you make, and when you hang up Call
- waiting is automatically re-enabled.
-
- So for example, if you have a dial string for your ISP like:
-
- 555-1212
-
- you change your dial string to be
-
- *70555-1212
-
- And your problem is solved.
-
-
- Please be sure to check with your local phone company to verify you have
- the correct code (*70).
-
- Let me know if you have any other problems.
-
- Rog.
-
-
-
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- Roger Otterson
- Qualitec ( A Southern California Systems Integration Company)
- 10717 Sorrento Valley Road, #200
- San Diego, CA 92121
- (619) 622-1220
- qualitec@aol.com
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