On Nov 06 17:58 95, Bayani P. Custodio of 1:225/361 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
BPC>> You try and tell that to the people at BELL. That is why I want the
BPC>> option 
JS>> There's no need to talk to the phone company; a sysop should
JS>> not have an answering machine (or equivalent) picking up a
JS>> mailer line in a way which interferes with data calls.
BPC> That is not the problem... the problem is with BELL installing a 
BPC> computerized answering service. if it detects 4 or more rings, it 
BPC> automatically kicks in. It's their advertisement for their call 
answering 
BPC> service sort of thing. It is not a piece of hardware a user installs, 
but 
BPC> one BELL automatically puts through their computer system.
You mean they are giving people voicemail as an advertising promotion?  How 
do people know how to retrieve their messages?
Or do you mean a non-chargeable message?  I'm confused.  I've been offered 
the telco answering service, but they certainly didn't just activate it 
willy-nilly.
Jerry Schwartz
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