Stewart Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu> (05/02/91)
[The following is from a 3/4 page ad in the {Montreal Gazette} of
Friday, April 19. I presume newspaper distribution restrictions don't
apply to advertisements, so this transcription is complete modulo-
graphics. -- SMC]
INTRODUCING CALL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Four new Bell features that put you in charge of your calls.
You have a busy lifestyle and The MONTREAL AREA is one of
your value your privacy. Your the first to be offered Call
home is you safe place. The Management Service (CMS) from
telephone is your vital link Bell Canada - 4 features that
to the outside. give you greater control over
your telephone ... and your
lifestyle.
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CALL DISPLAY: Let's you see CALL RETURN: Allows you to
the caller's originating return the last call you
number BEFORE you answer. places or received.
Imagine choosing which phone How many times have you run
calls to take. Deciding how frantically for the ringing
to answer the call or telephone? With Call Return,
returning the call at a more you can let it ring. When
convenient time. With Call it's more convenient for you
Display (*) and one of Bell to speak, simple dial a code
Canada's Call Display and you'll be connected with
companion products, you see the last caller.
the caller's number before
you answer. And the choice And how often have you wasted
is yours. time trying to get through on
a busy line? Use your Call
(*) This is the only Call Return turn code a special
Management feature that ring will let your know when
requires a special visual the number is free.
display device. From the
multi-functional Maestro(TM)
telephone to simple display
devices, such as Call
Identifier (TM) Model 110, CALL SCREEN: Screens unwanted
that attach to your existing callers before your phone even
equipment. Bell offers you a rings.
selection of companion Wouldn't it be nice to
products to suit your reroute unwelcome calls and
requirements and your budget. only receive the calls you
want? Call Screen lets you
easily program up to 12
calling numbers. If any of
them call you, they'll
CALL TRACE: Now you can do automatically get this
something about harassing message: "The part you are
calls. trying to reach has chosen
not to take calls at this
time." You can also add the
At last there's a way to help last caller to your list --
put an end to harassing phone even if you don't know the
calls. With Call Trace, just number. You'll enjoy more
hang up if you receive a peace and privacy. You won't
threatening or harassing get unwanted calls. And
call. Then dial a code and you'll still be accessible to
the caller's number can the people you want to speak
automatically be recorded by to.
Bell and made available
should you want to take legal
action.
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SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
Call Management Service is available to single-line residential and
business customers in the Montreal calling area, and currently
operates on direct-dialed local calls that are served by CMS
technology. The service is gradually being extended to include long
distance calls. If a CMS feature cannto operate on a particular line,
a display or appropriate voice announcement will let you know. CMS
may not be availablein your area.
CMS DETERS ANNOYANCE CALLERS.
Call Management Service makes an important contribution to privacy and
security in one's everyday life. The very existence of CMS deters
annoyance callers -- wheater you personally subscribe to the service
or not. Those callers who make annoyance calls wil think twice if
they're not sure whether the person they're caling is a CMS
subscriber.
Therefore, every time you make a call to someone who is a CMS
subscriber, you telephone number will be transmitted to that person
(subject to technical limitations) ... unless you use operator-assisted
dialing. This also applies to unpublished numbers.
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CMS FEATURES MAY BE SUPPRESSED BY THE CALLER ON REQUEST
Bell provides customers with the option of preventing their telephone
numebrs from being transmitted to the called party. If you wish to
ensure that your telephone number is not transmitted when calling
certain parties, you can dial "0" and inform the Operator accordingly.
The Operator wil put your call through without transmitting your
telephone number. A charge of 75c per call applies.
Certified shelters for victims of domestic violence are exempt
from the operator-assisted dialing fee. Bell is currently in the
process of identifying eleigble shelters in the Montreal area, and
invites shelter representative to call their local Bell Business
Office regarding certification procedures.
If you live in the Montreal local calling area, order today by calling
279-8636.
BELL
Answering your call.
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Stewart M. Clamen Internet: clamen@cs.cmu.edu
School of Computer Science UUCP: uunet!"clamen@cs.cmu.edu"
Carnegie Mellon University Phone: +1 412 268 3620
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA Fax: +1 412 268 1793Jamie Mason <jmason@utcs.utoronto.ca> (05/05/91)
In article <telecom11.327.5@eecs.nwu.edu> clamen+@cs.cmu.edu quotes: > The MONTREAL AREA is one of the first to be offered Call > Management Service (CMS) from Toronto has had it since April 22. I think Ottawa has had it for a while now. Why don't they just say Montreal is the Nth area to be offered CMS, subsituting the correct, but impressively low, N? Does anyone have a list of cites which have a full scale Caller-ID system in place, or to be in place REAL soon? > The service is gradually being extended to include long distance calls. Since at least two other Canadain cities have CMS, why does Bell Canada not extend it to long distance NOW? > If you live in the Montreal local calling area, order today by calling > 279-8636. This quote almost exactly matched a pamphlet Bell Canada sent to Toronto customers with their phone bill. It was sent three months ago, announcing the service and inviting questions/orders. The Toronto number is (416) 585-2500. Does anyone know the date when these services will go on-line in Montreal? I would love to have seen the French ad for CMS. French ads are almost always more original and amusing than the equivalent English ones, except the ads which are direct translations of the English. I am surprised that this message had to wait until someone at NWU read the Gazette. Don't we have any Telcom readers in Montreal? I have been asked by several Telcom readers to post my experiences with CMS to the Newsgroup, since the Caller-ID discussion has a low fact:speculation ratio. Maybe some Montreal readers would be interested to see what is coming their way? I will post the article as soon as I have finished composing it. It is somewhat long. I am glad to see CMS expanding so rapildly. I think that, despite itself, Bell Canada is doing the Right Thing with CMS ... or at least a close approximation of the Right Thing, for a sufficiently liberal "close". Jamie
Tony Harminc <TONY@mcgill1.bitnet> (05/06/91)
Jamie Mason <jmason@utcs.utoronto.ca> wrote: > In article <telecom11.327.5@eecs.nwu.edu> clamen+@cs.cmu.edu quotes: >> The MONTREAL AREA is one of the first to be offered Call >> Management Service (CMS) from > Toronto has had it since April 22. I think Ottawa has had it > for a while now. Why don't they just say Montreal is the Nth area to > be offered CMS, subsituting the correct, but impressively low, N? CMS was introduced in Montreal and Toronto on the same date. Ottawa/Hull and Quebec were the first (1990). Bell has published a rough schedule for the major urban centres in its operating area. There will be plenty of local publicity when it arrives - why get excited about the exact date ? > Does anyone have a list of cites which have a full scale > Caller-ID system in place, or to be in place REAL soon? The above mentioned are it for now in Bell Canada's area. There are quite a few in the US now. I'd be interested to hear about Caller*ID outside the (technologically nearly-identical) US/Canada systems. I have seen references to it in the UK - can a reader there fill us in ? >> The service is gradually being extended to include long distance calls. > Since at least two other Canadain cities have CMS, why does > Bell Canada not extend it to long distance NOW? Because Signaling System # 7 (CCS7) is not available in the entire long distance network yet. Also, it is not clear whether Bell will have to re-apply to the CRTC for permission to offer Call Display for long distance calls. I'm sure they think they don't, but someone (me? :-)) will almost certainly try to force them to. > I am surprised that this message had to wait until someone at > NWU read the Gazette. Don't we have any Telcom readers in Montreal? Perhaps the rest of us who read about it thought it was too long, boring, and familiar to send to the Digest :-) Tony Harminc
broughton@sask.usask.ca (05/09/91)
In article <telecom11.330.5@eecs.nwu.edu>, jmason@utcs.utoronto.ca (Jamie Mason) writes: > In article <telecom11.327.5@eecs.nwu.edu> clamen+@cs.cmu.edu quotes: >> The MONTREAL AREA is one of the first to be offered Call >> Management Service (CMS) from > Toronto has had it since April 22. I think Ottawa has had it > for a while now. Why don't they just say Montreal is the Nth area to > be offered CMS, subsituting the correct, but impressively low, N? > Does anyone have a list of cites which have a full scale > Caller-ID system in place, or to be in place REAL soon? Saskatoon has had Call Display (same as Caller ID) since April 1 of this year. >> The service is gradually being extended to include long distance calls. > Since at least two other Canadain cities have CMS, why does > Bell Canada not extend it to long distance NOW? Currently, we in Saskatoon can get long distance information from Regina, Prince Albert and Calgary. We probably get it from other cities but no one call me from elsewhere. Darrell