"WebbMike"@LLL-MFE.ARPA (03/16/84)
I JUST DISCOVERED A FEATURE OF MODEM7 WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED(AS
FAR AS I KNOW). THE FEATURE WHICH ALLOWS TWO ALTERNATE DIALING SERVICES
(ie SPRINT OR MCI) CAN ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE A CREDIT CARD NUMBER WHEN
NEEDED.
MODEM7 DOCUMENTS SHOW ,THAT AFTER DEFINING THE ALTERNATE DIALING SEQUENCE
IN YOUR OVERLAY(OR PATCH W/DDT) TO USE THE ALTERNATE DIALING, YOU SIMPLY
PUT A"<" OR ">" IN FRONT OF THE NUMBER YOU WISH TO CALL(EITHER DIRECT
TYPE-IN OR FROM THE "CAL X" MENU).IF THE ALTERNATE NUMBER IS INSTEAD
AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF WAIT CHARS.(MY PASSWORD USES ",")FOLLOWED BY
YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER,THE FOLLWING WORKS QUITE NICELY:
CAL 0123-456-7899<
! !
! +->INSERTS THE WAITS+YOUR CREDIT CARD #
!
+-->TELL MA BELL TO ASK FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD.
I HAD TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE NUMBER OF WAITS,AND FOUND THAT 3
SEEMS TO WORK ALL OF THE TIME(2 WORKED MOST OF THE TIME). HOPE THIS
IS "NEW" INFO AND NOT JUST ME "DISCOVERING" SOMETHING ALREADY GENERALY
KNOWN, BUT I THOUGHT IT WORTH THE TIME.
MIKE WEBB@LLL-MFE.ARPA