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Re: Caller-ID modem (was Re: repost from comp.dcom.telecom

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 08:28
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In article <1992Dec31.111713.16965@montagar.com> davidc@montagar.com (David L. Cathey) writes:
>	I keep hearing everyone say that "It will prevent prank
>calls!".  I don't think so.  It will prevent them from making crank
>calls from home, but there are too many pay phones and other publicly
>accessible phones to make that a big deal.

It's a bigger deal for folks who make prank calls with modems. They
are usually kids, who are unlikely to have laptops.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!sugar!taronga!peter
From: peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Caller-ID modem (was Re: repost from comp.dcom.telecom
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References: <1NKMGN@taronga.com> <1992Dec30.152503.14511@novell.com> <1992Dec31.111713.16965@montagar.com>
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Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 08:28:46 GMT
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