bruno@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Bruce W. Mohler) (01/17/91)
Does anyone know if is possible to get a USR Courier HST to
pause for a "bong" tone (the tone you get after you enter a
telephone number with a leading "0" after which you can
enter your calling card number)? I know that I can get it
to:
* just wait for 2 seconds (',')
* wait for 2nd dial tone ('W')
* wait for an answer ('@')
I frequently have to call to the other end of the state and
it seems like there must be a better way than simply trying
over and over again until you "hit" the correct number of
commas (ranges from 4-12 depending on the network).
If this feature is not supported, is there a compelling reason
why?
Thanks, in advance.
Bruce
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Bruce W. Mohler
Systems Programmer (aka Staff Analyst)
bruno@sdcc10.ucsd.edu
voice: 619-586-2218tnixon@hayes.uucp (01/17/91)
In article <15668@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>, bruno@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Bruce W. Mohler) writes: > Does anyone know if is possible to get a USR Courier HST to > pause for a "bong" tone (the tone you get after you enter a > telephone number with a leading "0" after which you can > enter your calling card number)? The "@" dial modifier is defined (in Hayes products, anyway) as "Wait for Quiet Answer". The purpose is to allow you to call into systems (such as PBXes with DISA [Direct Inward System Access]) which give you a tone then wait for you to dial a number. Well, this is essentially what the "bong" tone is. The "@" dial modifier listens for some call progress tone (usually, a ring signal), followed by five seconds of silence (because rings are usually four seconds apart). In most Hayes modems, the "@" will trigger this five-second timer when it hears a "bong" tone, and, when the timer expires, go on and dial. So, it _can_ be used as a "wait for bong tone", with your credit card number following, so long as the operator doesn't come on the line within the five-second period. Some used to, but I haven't had any trouble in quite a while with AT&T operators coming on the line within the five seconds. I don't know if USR uses the same criteria for triggering their "@" dial modifier, but it wouldn't hurt to try. -- Toby Nixon, Principal Engineer | Voice +1-404-449-8791 Telex 151243420 Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc. | Fax +1-404-447-0178 CIS 70271,404 P.O. Box 105203 | UUCP uunet!hayes!tnixon AT&T !tnixon Atlanta, Georgia 30348 USA | Internet hayes!tnixon@uunet.uu.net