cantor@proxy.enet.dec.com (David A. Cantor 06-Oct-1989 1618) (10/07/89)
I am in the process of arranging to have my telephone service transferred to a new apartment. I currently have two phone lines and intend to have two phone lines at the new location, but alas New England Telephone can only connect one of them initially because, even though my new apartment is wired correctly for two-line service, only one of those lines is connected to the CO at present. I will have to wait until the strike is over before I can get my second line. So I inquired whether I could get two different numbers which rang to the same line with distinctive ring patterns. The service rep checked with her supervisor and informed me that yes, such a service does exist, it was made available in the area into which I'm moving just 3 days prior to the strike, but they hadn't enabled it yet, so it won't really be available until the strike is over. It is called "Ring Mate" in this area. Dave C.