Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 / ST 1.0; site saber.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!nsc!saber!msc From: msc@saber.UUCP (Mark Callow) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Phone-line-grabbing junk callers (release time) Message-ID: <1856@saber.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 19:43:01 EST Article-I.D.: saber.1856 Posted: Thu Nov 7 19:43:01 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 06:46:29 EST References: <29f04efc.a51@apollo.uucp> <437@olivee.UUCP> Organization: Saber Technology, San Jose, CA Lines: 11 > If you live in an area that has relatively modern central-office equipment, > all you have to do is leave your phone on the hook for over 15 seconds and > the calling party will get disconnected from your line. Not true. My phone is on an ESS of some kind. I know because I was put on this switch to get international direct dialling and also got custom calling features as a result. I've had these machines call twice and not release the phone. -- From the TARDIS of Mark Callow msc@saber.UUCP, sun!saber!msc@decwrl.dec.com ...{decwrl,ucbvax}!sun!saber!msc, ...{amdcad,ihnp4}!saber!msc