Newsgroups: comp.dcom.fax
Path: utzoo!utgpu!tj
From: tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones)
Subject: Re: fax/phone switches ?
Message-ID: <1991Jun7.211204.6076@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Organization: UTCS Public Access
References: <1991Jun4.225358.3684@athena.mit.edu> <1991Jun5.145752.16042@uni-paderborn.de> <1991Jun6.000911.14780@athena.mit.edu> <1005@goblin.ntg.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1991 21:12:04 GMT

>encouraging... one comment was "The vendors seem to assume that all
>users have advanced degrees in telecommunications."

I agree with this comment...

What about the fact that some poor SOB calling my line long distance.
I set my answering machine to 4 rings so anybody that knows me doesn't
let it ring more than 3 times unless they want to leave a message. These
line sharing devices always answer and the user gets nicked for the
cost even if I am not home and they DON'T want to leave a message.

I know this is foolish thinking about OTHER people! I should just think
about whats most convenient to me and saves ME money...

I think the the best solutions are the "buy another line" solution
or else some of the more recent technological solutions such as
multiple numbers to one line with different ring sequences and a
device that decodes this sort of stuff.



