Leryo Malbito <leryo@gnu.ai.mit.edu> (04/29/91)
With regards to Nelson Bolyard's (nelson@bolyard.wpd.sgi.com) two-line CID solution, I just recalled something from a couple of weeks ago. Upon calling a COCOT, I got a telco tri-tone message stating something to the effect of: "There are no incoming calls permitted to this telephone ..." Da-Daa-Daa... (I think this is the same type of message that Bell Atlantic provides when you have been chosen as a CALL BLOCK(tm?)ed number ... eg, you bother someone, then they block all future calls from your number.) Anyway, I think therefore you might be able to explain the situation, and request this special service from your telco. Leryo
Dave Levenson <dave@westmark.westmark.com> (05/02/91)
In article <telecom11.318.3@eecs.nwu.edu>, leryo@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Leryo Malbito) writes: > Upon calling a COCOT, I got a telco tri-tone message stating something > to the effect of: "There are no incoming calls permitted to this > telephone ..." Da-Daa-Daa... > (I think this is the same type of message that Bell Atlantic provides > when you have been chosen as a CALL BLOCK(tm?)ed number ... eg, you > bother someone, then they block all future calls from your number.) Actually, NJ Bell (part of Bell Atlantic) provides a recording which is not preceded by the SIT tone, and says: "The number you are calling is not accepting calls at this time" if the called party has blocked calls from the calling party. Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857 [Moderator's Note: The recording from IBT is exactly the same here. PAT]
Perry Stokes <stokes@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu> (05/06/91)
In article <telecom11.326.7@eecs.nwu.edu> dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave Levenson) writes: > In article <telecom11.318.3@eecs.nwu.edu>, leryo@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Leryo > Malbito) writes: >> Upon calling a COCOT, I got a telco tri-tone message stating something >> to the effect of: "There are no incoming calls permitted to this >> telephone ..." Da-Daa-Daa... >> (I think this is the same type of message that Bell Atlantic provides >> when you have been chosen as a CALL BLOCK(tm?)ed number ... eg, you >> bother someone, then they block all future calls from your number.) > Actually, NJ Bell (part of Bell Atlantic) provides a recording which > is not preceded by the SIT tone, and says: "The number you are calling > is not accepting calls at this time" if the called party has blocked > calls from the calling party. That system is never going to work as well as planned. Rather than giving a message saying something, the phone should just sound as if it's ringing off the hook. The offending party would just assume they're never answering the phone. If you have a message saying "They don't want to accept your call.." then anyone with half a brain will just try calling from another number. (pay phone, friends phone, etc) Perry Stokes stokes@ai.mit.edu 512-836-2163