Being an EE and having just recently done a modem design..... I think what 
they are doing is idiotic.   Many designs count on a certain cadence
for detecting call progress.   Eliminating  the busy tone is just plain 
stupid IMHO.


James Shaker




At 05:31 PM 10/11/00 -0700, you wrote:
> > These cocksuckers recently took away my busy signal, and replaced it
> > with a voice that demands I either hang up, or press a number to be
> > charged 75 cents so that they will redial the busy number
> > automatically.
>
>
>So let me get this straight, you'd rather not hang up and listen to that
>annoying buzz sound (assuming that they changed it back)? Very odd.
>
>I don't see any functionality loss. You can still hang up exactly as before
>and use your redial button on your phone.
>
>
>
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