vances@xenitec.on.ca (Vance Shipley) (02/07/90)
In article <3525@accuvax.nwu.edu> gish@host.NLM.NIH.GOV (Warren Gish) writes: >Perhaps over a year ago, someone mentioned a couple of touch-tone >sequences that would toggle on-and-off the Call Waiting feature. I >have an interest in this as well. Does anyone know what these >touch-tone sequences are? >[Moderator's Note: Surely. Preface the number you dial with *70, and >call waiting will be suspended until you replace the receiver. Any This is great! I just tried it here and it works. I am constantly amazed at the intelligence level Bell Canada assumes I have. They have carefully hid this VERY useful feature from me to avoid confusing me! Actually, on second thought, they probably couldn't find a way to tariff it separately! :) On a similiar subject, does anyone know if you can TRANSFER a call with "three way calling"? (defined as: A calls B, B puts A "on hold" and calls C, B disconnects any time after dialling C, A is connected to C). I'm particularly interested in Bell Canada's version of this feature, but I'd like to know how others work. Vance Shipley [Moderator's Note: So far as I have seen, it cannot be done EXCEPT under Starline/Intellidial/Centrex by whatever name. Ooops! This is a family Digest; I shouldn't have said that nasty word, should I, JH? I can do what you are asking on my lines here with Starline, but under regular three way calling, when the middle-man disconnects, all drop off. PT]
c186aj@cory.berkeley.edu (Steve Forrette) (02/09/90)
In article <3623@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write: >[Moderator's Note: So far as I have seen, it cannot be done EXCEPT >under Starline/Intellidial/Centrex by whatever name. Ooops! This is a >family Digest; I shouldn't have said that nasty word, should I, JH? I >can do what you are asking on my lines here with Starline, but under >regular three way calling, when the middle-man disconnects, all drop >off. PT] About 5 years ago, I had residential Centrex from Pacific Bell (then called Premiere 2/6 (it's now Commstar II, John?)). It did NOT provide call transfer. If you invoked 3 way calling and then hung up, all parties would be disconnected. I don't know if there was a difference just because it was residential service, though. [Moderator's Note: And the first version of IBT's Starline likewise did not offer this, but the later version allows transfer of a call to anywhere -- on your premises or off-premises. PT]
john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon) (02/09/90)
Steve Forrette <c186aj@cory.berkeley.edu> writes: > About 5 years ago, I had residential Centrex from Pacific Bell (then > called Premiere 2/6 (it's now Commstar II, John?)). It did NOT > provide call transfer. If you invoked 3 way calling and then hung up, > all parties would be disconnected. I don't know if there was a > difference just because it was residential service, though. It's a little embarrasing since I have Commstar II (formerly Premiere 2/6). This is an ultraweenie permutation of Centrex. It was created by setting up little Centrex subgroups in the regular Centrex ports of the switch. It is more expensive than regular Centrex, but can be applied to residential lines (as opposed to regular Centrex which is strictly business). Pac*Bell's inferior (well, what would you expect?) manifestation of this beast only allows transferring calls between "extensions", not to numbers outside the group. To enforce this, you must transfer using the "intercom" code. For instance, if I want to transfer you to another line in the house, I flash the hook switch, dial #26, then hang up. If I used the directory number of the line rather than that intercom code, the connection would drop. In some switches, it is possible to fool the CO into thinking all numbers in the switch are intercom numbers, thereby enabling transferring of calls to any number in the immediate local area that are served by the same switch as the Commstar user. Da phone company would rather you not know about that, however. > [Moderator's Note: And the first version of IBT's Starline likewise > did not offer this, but the later version allows transfer of a call to > anywhere -- on your premises or off-premises. PT] I understand this will be an offering bundled with the CLASS features that will be offered to Pac*Bell subscribers somewhere around Stardate 6077. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@bovine.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o !