DOCUMENT:Q68546 10-OCT-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Disabling Call Waiting in Terminal PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= During a Terminal session, call waiting can be disabled by changing the Dial Prefix to ATDT*70,,. in the Modem Commands dialog box from the Settings menu. MORE INFORMATION ================ Call waiting is a phone service feature that alerts you when another caller is calling you. This can disrupt the line during a data communications session, especially during a file transfer. Dialing "*70" (without the quotation marks) and waiting for a second dial tone before you dial a phone number usually disableS call waiting for the duration of the call. NOTE: The procedure or code that disables call waiting may vary in some areas; check with your local phone company. REFERENCES ========== "Windows 3 Companion," Lorenz and O'Mara. Page 294, Microsoft Press, 1990. Additional query words: 3.0 3.00 3.0a 3.00a 3.1 3.10 3.11 wincomm ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.