wagnere@gtephx.UUCP (Eric Wagner) (08/10/89)
For some reason, most people missed my original posting of this.
Therefore, I have received zillions of the same old "just dial
the *70 code" responses from people who were (understandably)
assuming that I just wanted to know how to shut call waiting.
Therefore, and because I feel that this will be an ever-growing
problem to the computing community, I am reposting the original...
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Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I have a big
problem using my modem given that my home phone line has the
call waiting service. Yes, I know, when I CALL OUT, I can dial
the *70 code to temporarily disable the call waiting. But, when
I'm using our company's computer system, which has dial-back
modems, the computer system ends up CALLING ME. Yes, I know,
if you have 3-way calling (which I do), you can hookflash during
the call, do the *70, and flash back again, but this would cause
the remote computer system to think that the call was dropped
due to a carrier loss. Does anybody know of any software/hardware
solutions to the problem?
Thank you.
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Eric Wagner (wagnere@gtephx)
AGCS (formerly GTE), Phoenix (602) 582-7150
UUCP: {ncar!noao!asuvax | uunet!hrc | att}!gtephx!wagnereellisond@gtephx.UUCP (Dell Ellison) (08/12/89)
In article <44f2a964.15768@gtephx.UUCP>, wagnere@gtephx.UUCP (Eric Wagner) writes: > For some reason, most people missed my original posting of this. > Therefore, I have received zillions of the same old "just dial > the *70 code" responses from people who were (understandably) > assuming that I just wanted to know how to shut call waiting. > Therefore, and because I feel that this will be an ever-growing > problem to the computing community, I am reposting the original... > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I have a big > problem using my modem given that my home phone line has the > call waiting service. Yes, I know, when I CALL OUT, I can dial > the *70 code to temporarily disable the call waiting. But, when > I'm using our company's computer system, which has dial-back > modems, the computer system ends up CALLING ME. Yes, I know, > if you have 3-way calling (which I do), you can hookflash during > the call, do the *70, and flash back again, but this would cause > the remote computer system to think that the call was dropped > due to a carrier loss. Does anybody know of any software/hardware > solutions to the problem? There are three different versions of Call Waiting: 1. Always on 2. Normally on, but a code will turn it off 3. Normally off, but a code will turn it on You might try getting type 3 from your telephone company, but this might not be what you're looking for. Also, you might try posting a message on the newsgroup: comp.dcom.telecom
mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu (08/17/89)
>But, when >I'm using our company's computer system, which has dial-back >modems, the computer system ends up CALLING ME. Yes, I know, >if you have 3-way calling (which I do), you can hookflash during >the call, do the *70, and flash back again, but this would cause >the remote computer system to think that the call was dropped >due to a carrier loss. Does anybody know of any software/hardware >solutions to the problem? Yes, a simple software hack will do: You call your company. It calls back, gives you a randomly generated, unique to each all, password. Then you dial it back and give that password, with call waiting disabled.