Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: ESS Call Waiting design, also, Demon Dialer info Message-ID: <943@ihuxr.UUCP> Date: Sun, 4-Mar-84 21:52:45 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxr.943 Posted: Sun Mar 4 21:52:45 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 5-Mar-84 06:55:25 EST References: <5897@decwrl.UUCP> <272@qplx.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 30 [The following is not an add, nor is it the opinions of any but me.] The author of the original article complains about the way things work with the Custom Calling Features. To this I have three things to say........ 1. Be glad you have them at all. Many parts of the country do not. 2. You would have many better and more wonderful things if it were not for the regulatory agencies. At ATT Bell Labs Export division we make many of the things you and I want as our custom calling features, but we only sell them internationally, because the various fed. reg. agencies say we can't sell them here. Example - alarm call service, which would allow you to program the switch to call you whenever you want - can't sell it here, cause the regulated phone companies can't compete with the alarm clock manufacturers. 3. Wait for ISDN - the calling system of the future. You will be able to get lots of things then, at least if you live outside the US. We still don't know what the gov't is going to let us do here. Good luck. And if you have a complaint, let your phone company know in writing. Maybe they will consider the changes if enough people want them. -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL