>>> From: "David Hurst" :Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 10:14 PM
>>> Subject: [PCSOFT] missing calls while surfing
>>>
>>> I know there is software out there that will let you know when you have
an
>>> incoming telephone call.. so you can.. maybe.. get off the net and
actually
>>> talk on a phone...but I cant find any..!! looking for something
preferrably
>>> free.. but dont mind paying something reasonable for something good....
>>
>> David,
>>
>> Callwave is a free Internet Call answering machine service. While you
are
>> surfing anyone who calls you is forwarded to Callwave and can leave a
>> message. You hear the phone ring on your computer and when the message
is
>> done you can hear it and decide whether to get off and call the person
back
>> or just keep surfing. It requires you to have Busy Call Forwarding
turned
>> on by your phone company. The cost of Busy Call Forwarding is minimal
for
>> me just 65 cents per month but I believe the price is different depending
on
>> your phone company and location. Internet Call Manager is a paid service
>> that runs $4.95 per month.
>>
>> www.callwave.com
>> http://www.internetcallmanager.com/
>>
>> Mary Wolden
>>
>>From: "Sanborn, John" :Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 4:35 PM
>>Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] missing calls while surfing
>>
>>
>> Ok, so my modem says it supports call waiting, but haven't found any
>> software or documentation for it. This would be even better, no 3rd
party
>> to deal with.>
>
>John,
>
>I think you might have misunderstood. Busy Call forwarding and Call
waiting
>are two different things. Busy call forwarding must be turned on by your
>telephone company on the telephone line you are using. If you have call
>waiting on that same line you must disable it when you are surfing online,
>in my case I have to select in dial up networking *70 to be dialed before
>the number to disable call waiting. If I don't disable call waiting,
anyone
>who calls me will have the phone just ring and ring. Call waiting must be
>disabled for busy call forwarding to take effect. To use call wave with
>busy call forwarding I had to give the telephone company Callwaves phone
>number for the calls to be forwarded to.
>
>Hope this clears up the difference between Call waiting and busy call
>forwarding.
Mary,
Nope, no confusion, I'm setup the same way as you, (*70 before dialing).
The caller ID just one of the reasons I bought the modem I did, to be able
to avoid the whole 'missed call/ call waiting/ second line/ 3rd party'
decision mess.
If the modem itself could popup a message saying 'so-so is calling - do you
want to ignore or disconnect and answer?' it would make life a little
easier. I have 'call waiting ID' from the phone company, so SOMETHING
should be possible.
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