jamesd@techbook.com (James Deibele) (06/28/90)
I have call-waiting on my phone line. When someone calls, I get a
little beep in my ear, but the person I'm talking to doesn't hear
anything. Where I had phone service before, the caller could hear a
noticeable click. Many people knew what that "click!" meant, and
would pause and ask if I needed to get the other call. Since I don't
have the click anymore, and some people don't ever give me the chance
to get a word in edgewise, I'd like to have a bell that sounds like a
phone ringing --- I'd like to keep it next to the phone, and push (or
pull or turn) it as needed. Of course, if I could use it to escape
from telemarketers and assorted other goons, well, that would be OK
too.
Has anybody seen such a thing? At a reasonable price?
Thanks!
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In article <59815@bu.edu.bu.edu>, jamesd@techbook.com (James Deibele) writes: > would pause and ask if I needed to get the other call. Since I don't > have the click anymore, and some people don't ever give me the chance > to get a word in edgewise, I'd like to have a bell that sounds like a > phone ringing --- I'd like to keep it next to the phone, and push (or This probably isn't what you want, but I recently saw a small device at a card store that produces one of four sounds depending on the button you press: a ringing telephone (a call on another line), static (bad connection), a nasal secretary ("you have a call on line 4"), and a busy office (lots of phones ringing). - Paul Krzyzanowski paul2allegra.att.com