ech@spuxll.UUCP (Ned Horvath) (06/04/84)
FYI, a second line strictly for data use is NOT an expensive proposition; call your local phone company and inquire about a "teen line." I don't know how broadly the following applies (can Lauren or someone like him confirm?), but in the NJ Bell service area, at least, a teen line is - cheap, like $5/month - unlisted by default (so you can leave the ringer OFF, every call is a wrong number, or deserves an auto-answer tone!), - can have different calling services. For example, I had call waiting and pulse code on my main number, no call waiting and touch tone on the teen line. - toll charges are listed and totalled separately, facilitating the preparation of vouchers and/or tax records. In short, the irate fathers of the past appear to have demanded precisely the characteristics you want for that second line -- cheap, fully separate, and unlisted. What more could you ask? =Ned=
kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker) (06/06/84)
This is really a nit, but at home we have "life-line" service, which
means that you get ~30 outgoing calls a month before you have to pay
for them (and even then, the price/call is pretty low, you have to
make ~70 local calls a month before you break even with unlimited
service). I was told that you can't have an additional line installed
and still maintain this service...
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Ken Shoemaker, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
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