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In article <1993Oct6.214117.21645@donner.SanDiegoCA.NCR.COM>, josh@tara.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Josh Mereminsky) writes:
> I'm looking for some information on "demon dialers" - apparently
> a product that will rapidly dial a number, recognize a busy signal,
> and redial until finally getting through. 
> 
> 1) Does anyone have experience with these type of dialers?
>    - How well do they work?

If you're talking about the product with the trade name Demon Dialer --
they work well as long as you stick near the phone from which you originally
tried to make the call.  You have to leave this phone off the hook during 
the retry attempts.  When the DD gets through it makes VERY loud beeping
sounds in the handset until you hookflash to tell it to shut up.  

It also works if the number you call doesn't answer.  

It also provides a 200-number quick dial memory.  

In order to work with all the phones in the house, it has to be wired 
"between" the incoming phone line and all the phones in the house. 

It is not compatible with Cancel Call Waiting -- when you punch the # or *
button to send the CCW command to the CO, the DD thinks you're giving it a
command, and seizes the line.  For that matter it isn't compatible with any
other gadgets you might have that expect you to send * or # from your
touch-tone pad. 

> 2) Where are they available and how much do they cost?

As far as I can tell, they're no longer on the market.  Haven't seen one
advertised for years. 

> 3) Does anyone have one for sale?

I have one.  I suppose I could be persuaded to part with it but probably
not for a price you'd consider reasonable. 

You can get the same function in auto-dialing programs in PCs and Macs.

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