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- From: Peter <therkelsen@aux.umass.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Disabling Call Waiting on INCOMING calls - SOLUTION
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:20:51 -0500
- Organization: UMass, Amherst
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- Victor Shaw wrote:
- >
- > Peter wrote:
- > >
- > > Greetings,
- > >
- > > I'm using Remote Access Service on a Windows NT server to allow me to
- > > dial in from home. My home PC is running Windows 95 and I have a new
- > > Sportster 28.8/33.6 in each machine.
- > > I've updated the modem.inf files and everthing is working like a
- > > charm.
- > >
- > > BUT, I have one problem. I would like to use the dial-back
- > > capability in the Windows NT server so that I can have my office pick
- > > up the cost of the call. My problem is that I have CALL WAITING at
- > > home and I can count on being beeped just when I'm doing something
- > > crucial.
- > >
- > > Is there an answer string that will disable call waiting? Call
- > > waiting can be disabled on my system by using *70, which works fine
- > > on out going sessions.
- > >
- > > I've tried several combinations using flash hook (!) to try to switch
- > > over on answer, dial the *70, then switch back but no success.
- > >
- > > Thanks for any help.
- >
- > How do you make modem disconnect with CALL WAITING? I have CALL WAITING
- > service but I cannot make my modem disconnect when a second call comes
- > in. Is it possible if you could email me your modem configuration? I
- > have USR 28.8 Vi modem.
- >
- > Thanks in advance.
- >
- > Victor.
-
- Victor,
- Mine loses the host when I get beeped and I'm using the default string. I guess you could try
- reducing the S10 register to make it more sensitive to line hits?
-
- Thanks for the responses,
-
-
- Chuckle of the Day from USR Tech Support...
- *> Peter,
- *>
- *> On the system that calls you back make sure to add the *70 to the dial
- *> string, example: ATD*70T
- *>
- *> Let us know how it goes.
- *>
- *> Regards,
- *> Bernard S.
- *> USRobotics On-Line Support
- *> The Intelligent Choice In Information Access
- *>
-
- THE REAL INTELLIGENT CHOICE came to me via e-mail and follows...
- *>This one works for me:
- *>
- *>ATX3DT!,*70,R (",R" can be replaced with ";A")
- *>
- *>or, if you ever use a modem doesn't have the flash hook command ("!"):
- *>
- *>ATX3DT;H0D*70,R
- *>--
- *> // Mike Maunz <mm0@io.org>
-
-
- I'll try it out tonight.
-