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Steve Kraus wrote:
> 
> When did SBC abolish remote access call forwarding* and why?  I had it from
> Ameritech, continued it when I signed up with an alternative telco that
> simply resold SBC/Ameritech service ("CLEC").  I recently switched back to
> SBC since they hold DSL hostage (you have to have their voice service
> before they or anyone can put DSL on their line) and I'm horrified to learn
> that they don't offer this service although their switch obviously still
> does it since it was working up to the moment of changing back to SBC.  My
> business is very small and I forward to my cel when I'm not there.  Remote
> controlability of CF was an important feature and I'm going to have to
> scramble to come up with an alternative.  Frankly, had I known I would not
> have switched and feel I have been duped.  There is another provider who
> actually runs their own wires and already has a presence in our building so
> may have to look into that.
> 
> (* This is a service that lets you call a number from elsewhere, enter your
> phone number, a PIN and follow prompts to activate or deactivate call
> forwarding.)
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good, simple, and inexpensive CF box that I can use
> that will answer a line and dial out on a 2nd line?  Needs remote control
> of course but don't need any other features.  I would probably keep telco
> CF but use this in situations where I would have used remote access in the
> past.

I don't recall when, but it was because remote-callback was being used
to perpetrate fraud using others' call-back numbers.  Clarification?

trent
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