jjw7384@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Jeff Wasilko) (03/22/90)
Our phone system here at RIT is a System 85. Some of the digital phone sets (like our receptionist's) have an LED panel that displays both the calling party's name and extension and the called party's name and extension. If the calling part is from off campus, the display shows 'D I D'. Is this implemented in a similar way to CID or is this just particular to the System 85? Can this be interfaced to the outside world (with CID info passing both ways)? Since I work part time at Albany Telephone/Cellular One, I thought I'd throw some more useless trivia about itemized billing. ATC customers get itemized LD charges for free, and pay $2.00/month for itemized airtime billing. Calls can be sorted chronologically or by number. Customers who are on the Bulk/Centralized billing plans get itemized biiling free. Buffalo Telephone/Cellular One customers pay $1.00/month and a penny a line item for airtime. If there's any interest, I can gather some background info on Roam America, a program similar to the Follow-Me Roaming program on the wireline systems. Roam America offers both automatic forwarding to the service area customers are roaming in and caller notification. Caller notification provides customer's callers with precise dialing instructions to reach roamers using an automated voice response system. Caller notification is offered in all but about 20-30 of the non-wireline cities. Jeff | RIT VAX/VMS Systems: | Jeff Wasilko | RIT Ultrix Systems: | |BITNET: jjw7384@ritvax+----------------------+INET:jjw7384@ultb.isc.rit.edu| |UUCP: {psuvax1, mcvax}!ritvax.bitnet!JJW7384 +___UUCP:jjw7384@ultb.UUCP____+ |INTERNET: jjw7384@isc.rit.edu |'claimer: No one cares. | [Moderator's Note: Yes please, send an article about Roam America. PT]