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Article #1499Re: Caller ID
From: Glynne Tolar
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 06:24
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 06:24
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In article <1992Jul20.010251.22840@kcwc.com> curt@kcwc.com (Curt Welch) writes: >In sci.electronics, ferguson@andy.bgsu.edu (Douglas Ferguson) writes: >>The *ideal* solution -- and one the phone company is reluctant to >>offer because they can't get RICH off of it -- is to have CALL TRACE, >>an existing technology whereby ... > >I'm not sure what you're saying here, but in cause some people >don't know it, this feature is offered by C&P. Anyone can use it >and there's no charge. You type a * code (I forget actual code - >it's in the phone book) and the number of the last person that >called you is saved so that it can be given to the police - the >customer never sees it. > >Curt We have that service in SE Texas and leave it to Southwestern Bell and our Public Utilities Comission, we pay $1/month for the service (no install fee, believe it or not) and $8 for each sucessful call trace used. Nice guys! -- ----- gtolar@xcluud.sccsi.com or uunet!nuchat!xcluud!gtolar
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