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From: mgrant@cos.com (Michael Grant)
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Subject: Remote Call Forwarding
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Date: 22 Nov 88 23:06:50 GMT
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I am involved in a trial for remote call forwarding in my area.  Bell
Atlantic calls the service "Ultra-Forwarding".  It allows me to dial a
number that answers with a computer voice, (sounds like a DEC-Talk).
The conversation goes like this:

I dial the remote access number which is a local number.

It answers and says:

"This is your remote access service, please use a touch tone telephone
only, you may now dial your home or office phone that has remote acces
service please dial now."

I dial my home phone number.

"The number you have dialed is nnn-nnnn, if this is correct, dial your
personal identification number if this is not correct dial the
asterisk (*) and enter a new number number."

I type my 4 digit PIN number.

"To active call forwarding dial 72#, to deactiveate call forwarding
dial 73#.  Please dial a feature code now."  (It pronounces the # as
"number sign".)

I dial 72#

"You have accessed the call fowarding activation feature, to confirm
this feature dial 1, to try a new feature dial 0 and another feature
code."

1

"This is your call forwarding service  please dial the number to
which you want your calls forwarded, if you must dial a 1 or an area code
to reach the number from your home or office then do so."

I dial the number I want my calls forwarded to.

"Your calls will be forwared to nnn-nnnn if this is correct dial 1 if
this is not correct dial 0 and enter a new number."

1

"Your request is being processed, please hold....please hold....please
hold....please hold....your calls will now be forwarded.  You may
hang up or dial another feature code now."

I hung up.

Currently the service is free as long as I have call forwarding.  It's
only available on certain exchanges in my area at the moment.

This all started when I order call forwarding and said, "boy, I sure
wish there was a way to remotely forward/unforward my phone".  The
customer service person told me that there was in certain areas.  She
proceeded to get me into the trial.  She did not know how much the
service would cost when it is actually marketed.

-Mike Grant