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Re: SBC & Remote Access Call Forwarding

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From: imatoiletplunger
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:15
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:15:22 GMT, Steve Kraus
<screen@SPAMBLOCKfilmteknik.com> 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.


go here

http://www.vikingelectronics.com/

products, misc./remote access, VK-RAD-AMP
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