pwt1%ukc.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (06/20/89)
With reference to the recent conversation regarding REN quotas. Surely the
simplest solution if there exist too many phones is simply to switch the
ringer OFF on one or more sets. Many of the cheaper phones have a switch for
this and for those that do not, simple surgery should do the trick.
A question here directed at UK listeners (sorry, no UK.TELECOM ... yet?).
Has anyone experience with BT`s 'le bleep' service. Le Bleep is an automated
residential answering service/pager combination. I have tried BTs sales
line twice, armed with a handful of questions, but the two people I recieved
knew about as much about telephones as a teabag knows about .... etc etc.
Any comments would be appreciated, particular questions are listed below;
1) How do you enable/disable the service
2) Do you require equipment attached to the phone line
3) Can more than one pager be used with the service
4) Is it possible to call the pager direct (ie, use it as a normal pager)
5) Does the phone ring first for a bit or otherwise
6) (out of interest) If answer to (2) is NO, how is the system implemted,
particularly with respect to older telephone exchanges.
please reply via e-mail, I'll forward any responses to anyone interested too.
Peter T.
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