Xref: utzoo unix-pc.bugs:102 unix-pc.general:3786 comp.sys.att:7670 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!srhqla!denwa!icjapan!jimmy From: jimmy@icjapan.uucp (Jim Gottlieb) Newsgroups: unix-pc.bugs,unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: Re: flakey telephone ... Message-ID: <330@icjapan.uucp> Date: 29 Sep 89 09:32:44 GMT References: <3281@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> <866@kcdev.UUCP> <360@gnosys.UUCP> <164@toto.UUCP> Reply-To: denwa!jimmy@anes.ucla.edu (Jim Gottlieb) Distribution: na Organization: Info Connections, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Lines: 19 In article <164@toto.UUCP> bill@toto.UUCP (Bill Cerny) writes: >> >> (The "*70" part selects call-waiting-disable, and the "," specifies a pause, >> to wait for the bzzz-bzzz which confirms the disable.) > >The pause after '*70' isn't necessary. The confirmation tone (treble >burst of dial tone) is a courtesy only; the DTMF digit receiver is >still listening for the rest of the number. While this is true in some telephone switches (like the AT&T ESS), it is not true in others, such as the Northern Telecom DMS. One should test this first before removing the pause. -- Jim Gottlieb Info Connections, Tokyo, Japan _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_or or Fax: (011)+81-3-239-7453 Voice Mail: (011)+81-3-944-6221 ID#82-42-424