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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 11:09:59 CST
- From: Cliff Sharp <clifto@indep1.chi.il.us>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Music On Call?
- Message-ID: <telecom12.848.8@eecs.nwu.edu>
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- In article <telecom12.832.9@eecs.nwu.edu> rfranken@cs.umr.edu writes:
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- >> I came home recently to find a strange message on my answering
- >> machine: Several minutes of music. There was no voiceover anywhere in
-
- >> [Moderator's Note: My guess is someone was playing games. They called
-
- > Another possibility is that it was generated by music-on-hold, but not
- > by someone deliberately placing you on hold to leave you a long
-
- I've also had calls (my machine limits them to 30 seconds) where
- I'd be treated to several seconds of elevator music followed by
- "Hello? Hello?" and end-of-message. Someone told me that several
- companies are using a gadget that basically calls you and says a
- canned message like "Hello, this is the X corporation. We'd like to
- discuss something with you; please stay on the line and a
- representative will be with you shortly.", then music, then somebody
- appears on the line expecting a human. Their initial message seems to
- be shorter than my outgoing one, so I never hear that part.
-
- Gee, I hope I didn't miss my opportunity to call a $4/minute and
- listen to a sped-up recording telling me I missed out on winning all
- those amphetamines ... :-)
-
-
- Cliff Sharp clifto@indep1.chi.il.us OR clifto@indep1.uucp WA9PDM
-
-
- [Moderator's Note: The use of those dialers to pre-connect calls
- before anyone is ready to talk to you is the height of rudeness. I
- always disconnect instantly when one of those things calls me. I'll
- gladly hold for a few seconds *if* you are already talking to me and
- have a incoming call-waiting. I won't wait when you had no intention
- of being available immediatly when you dialed. PAT]
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