Telephone Features

Call Waiting:

To answer a 1- or 2- beep Call Waiting signal: Depress the switchhook or flash/phone button, hear recall dial tone, dial *4, begin talking immediately to the second caller. To return to the first caller, depress switchhook or flash/phone button, hear recall dial tone, dial *4, begin talking immediately.

Data Privacy:

To prevent Call Waiting tones on your telephone line (when using a computer or modem), listen for dial tone, dial #50, dial number. (Requires activation for each call; cannot be activated during a call.) This feature is automatically canceled when you hang up.

Last Number Redial:

To have the system automatically redial the last number you called: Listen for dial tone, dial #73, wait for answer. (Will not redial your authorization code.)

3-Way Calling:

To add a third party: Depress the switchhook or flash/phone button, hear recall dial tone, dial the third party, allow to answer, depress switchhook or flash/phone button, introduce parties, begin talking. If you receive a busy, no answer or recording, to release the third party, depress the switchhook or flash/phone button twice.

Telephone Tones:

• Dial tone. A continuous steady tone (you can dial)
• Recall dial tone. Three short tones followed by dial tone (switchhook properly depressed, proceed)
• Confirmation tone. Three short tones then silence (action accepted, proceed)
• Reorder tone. A "fast busy" tone (all lines are busy, try again later)
• Siren tone.  Alternating high and low "siren" tone (dialing error made, feature denied, non-working number, late pay or reached your calling credit limit)
• Reorder tone.  A "fast busy" tone (all lines are busy, try again later).
• Stutter dial tone.  Seven short tones followed by dial tone.  (Indicates you have a new message(s) in your voice mailbox.)

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