[comp.dcom.telecom] Touch-tone Toggle

gish@host.nlm.nih.gov (Warren Gish) (02/04/90)

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?


Many thanks,
Warren Gish
user@host.nlm.nih.gov


[Moderator's Note: Surely. Preface the number you dial with *70, and
call waiting will be suspended until you replace the receiver. Any
calls arriving during the time that call is in progress will receive a
busy signal (or hunt, if you have that feature). If you have three way
calling, then you may also enter *70 to suspend call waiting on an
incoming call, or at any point during a call in either direction. When
you flash, dial *70, and you'll be returned to the call in progess. 
In some places it varies: try 70*, #70 and 70# also; one of the four
should work, however a warning: not all CO's run the same generics,
and here and there, suspend call waiting is not available.  Call
forwarding overrides call waiting.   PT]

PMW1@psuvm.psu.edu (Peter Weiss) (02/05/90)

In article <3525@accuvax.nwu.edu>, gish@host.nlm.nih.gov (Warren Gish) says:

>[Moderator's Note: Surely. Preface the number you dial with *70, and
>call waiting will be suspended until you replace the receiver. Any
>calls arriving during the time that call is in progress will receive a
>busy signal (or hunt, if you have that feature). If you have three way
>calling, then you may also enter *70 to suspend call waiting on an
>incoming call, or at any point during a call in either direction.


Additionally, some COs have it and don't have it i.e., we at PSU are
served by the same Bell of PA CO as the adjacent community.  There are
at least 2 swtiches: one has Tone*Block (part of the Bell Atlantic (r)
I.Q. (sm) Services Family), and one doesn't.  Residential customers
can specify that they want the T*B feature (no additional charge) and
get assigned to the _right_ switch.  


Peter M. Weiss | 
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* applies herein

[Moderator's Note: "Tone*Block" ?? Is that another name for suspend
call waiting?  PT]