dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman) (12/09/90)
Yesterday I called Southwestern Bell to add Call Waiting. While I was
on the line I asked when we would get CLASS. According to the
representative, SWB is hoping to expand CLASS availability to Dallas
sometime around the middle of '91. Currently CLASS is available in
Austin and two other places as a test market (required by the state
reg. agency). The rep. did say that selective call forwarding and
selective call busy would be offered in Dallas (I didn't ask about the
rest of SWB land) before the end of the year (barring any
complications). The rep will call me when the two new features are
available.
I also asked about SWB's intention towards Caller ID. The rep said
SWB was waiting to see what happens with some legal actions pending in
other states before requesting permission to provide Caller ID.
Eric Dittman Texas Instruments - Component Test Facility
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Disclaimer: I don't speak for Texas Instruments or the Component Test
Facility. I don't even speak for myself.lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) (12/11/90)
dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman) writes: >I also asked about SWB's intention towards Caller ID. The rep said >SWB was waiting to see what happens with some legal actions pending in >other states before requesting permission to provide Caller ID. SWBT does provide caller ID on their tens of thousands of ISDN lines that they provide to corporate clients. Several large corporations (within SWBT five-state area) have ISDN service, and this includes Caller ID. So just remember that even though they tell you it isn't available (to the home user) yet, someone you call might have Caller ID. (Or more likely, a corporation you call might have it) An example is the AAA (American Automobile Club) regional headquarters in St. Louis, MO. SWBT provides them with Caller ID. (I noticed it when I was in getting some travelers' checks I was pretty surprised to see the LCD displays on the phones.) David Lemson U of Illinois Computing Services Student Consultant Internet : lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu University of Illinois, Urbana
dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman) (12/17/90)
In article <15387@accuvax.nwu.edu>, lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes: > SWBT does provide caller ID on their tens of thousands of ISDN lines > that they provide to corporate clients. Several large corporations > (within SWBT five-state area) have ISDN service, and this includes > Caller ID. I guess I forgot to point out that I was talking residential and not corporate. Eric Dittman Texas Instruments - Component Test Facility dittman@skitzo.csc.ti.com dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com Disclaimer: I don't speak for Texas Instruments or the Component Test Facility. I don't even speak for myself.