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Article #185Re: Caller-ID modem (was Re: repost from comp.dcom.telecom
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:03
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:03
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In article <1992Dec30.152503.14511@novell.com> bboerner@novell.com (Brendan B. Boerner) writes:
>I'm infering from this that the information for a Caller-ID machine is
>already present on the line when a call comes in and that what SWB is
>proposing is NOT any new technology, just a new box to plug in to
>retrieve this info. Is this correct?
No. They are proposing to *put* the info on the line. Right now it's not
there. If you subscribe it will be there (in the form of a burst of data
between the first and second rings).
>What's then to prevent some guy
>from building a Caller-ID box (Caller-ID modem without the modem)
Actually, a Caller-ID box IS a modem.
>and selling it?
Nothing. You can buy them today.
>And if that's true, what do we need SWB providing this
>service for?
Because they're the only ones who can provide the signal.
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Newsgroups: tx.general,austin.general 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 Message-ID: <51LMMK4@taronga.com> Organization: Taronga Park BBS References: <1992Dec29.113821.16962@montagar.com> <1NKMGN@taronga.com> <1992Dec30.152503.14511@novell.com> Distribution: tx Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:03:55 GMT Lines: 28