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From: nghiem@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Alex Nghiem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Re^2: Modems and call waiting
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Date: 9 Aug 89 15:33:41 GMT
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In article <1989Aug8.141909.8736@jdyx.UUCP> tpf@jdyx.UUCP (Tom Friedel) writes:
>chip@vector.Dallas.TX.US (Chip Rosenthal) writes:
>
>>I missed the original.  I assume it asks how to disable call waiting while
>>you are on the modem.
>
>I missed the original too.  A more relevant question for myself would be
>"How do you ensure that call waiting kicks you off" 
>
>I never know when I've got a call, or have some line noise.  Somethimes the
>incoming calls kicks me off, sometimes it doesn't.


If you have call waiting on your phone line, it must be disabled every 
time you place a data phone call. Precede your dialing sequence with
'*70', or '1170' if you are one of the unfortunate that must dial
with pulse dialing.

Note that the actual sequence you use to to disable call waiting can 
vary from provider to provider. The ones mentioned above a commonly used
at phone companies affiliated with AT+T (Ma Bell.) Also, this procedure
cannot work if someone is placing a data call to you (you are the 
answering end.) In this case, you must have the phone company
disable the call-waiting feature on your phone line.


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