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    From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to all on Saturday, August 18, 2007 18:11:16
    Hello all!


    New modems coming will allow me to successfully point off my system soon. HOwever, when traveling I'd just as soon use my telephone debit card instead of
    pay the higher long distance rates charged by hotels and motels.

    THe problem: My favorite prepaid calling card has these voice prompts. YOu dial their 800 number, listen for prompt when answers, press 1 for ENglish, prompt tells you to enter your pin. THird voice prompt tells you to dial your number, then a fourth tells you how much time you have left before your card needs to be recharged.

    I know I can use commas to insert pauses in dial strings, but is there a way to
    get modem to ignore these voice prompts and keep on truckin' until we get a connect with the system at home?

    Otherwise, I guess it's direct dial from the hotels and motels.

    Regards,
    Richard
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)
  • From Danny Walters@1:116/116 to Richard Webb on Monday, October 15, 2007 22:36:55
    Richard Webb said to all:

    Otherwise, I guess it's direct dial from the hotels and motels.

    You'll go broke. See if your LD carrier can provide you with residential 800 service. I have it through Sprint for $0.07/min with no connect fees. I have a really old Sprint account, though, and it may not be available to new customers.


    -dw


    --- timEd/2 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma - Nashville, TN (1:116/116)
  • From Richard Webb@1:116/901 to Danny Walters on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:13:00
    Hi Danny,
    Danny Walters wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

    Otherwise, I guess it's direct dial from the hotels and motels.

    You'll go broke. See if your LD carrier can provide you with
    residential 800 service. I have it through Sprint for $0.07/min
    with no connect fees. I have a really old Sprint account, though,
    and it may not be available to new customers.

    I don't think Bellsouth offers it these days either. USed to have it through
    worst in IOwa but it was spendy then.

    Btw we're headed for MIami this morning (TUesday 10/16 at about 5:00 A.M.) then
    when we get back from there our truck's finally going to be out of the shop with working brakes that do what they're supposed to properly. About a ewek after that we'll be heading over your way to see that man re: that MCI console.
    WE"l be letting you know when we firm up arrangements with him. sTill want to
    show your bosses what we've got <g>.

    I'm hoping to have internet connectivity going for the bbs by end of winter. We'll see how that works too, and how much work the business gets, caues that's
    where all our money went <g>. OTherwise my thought is to point off my own system, have point phone boss node twice a week from the road. HOwever with network and all set up here we might play with transex and such and have it email bundles to the wife's system for me to be sneakernetted to my laptop <g>.


    Regards,
    Richard
    ... Braille: support true literacy for the blind.
    --- timEd 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Radio REscue net operations BBS (1:116/901)