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Re: modem taps/caller id
> > Practical Peripherals sells a modem that also captures Caller ID info
> > and makes it available to your comm program. I've also seen devices
> > that do this for sale in the back of BBS magazines.
>
> The question is, how does a caller block this feature?
Depends on the locality, but generally you have 2 options: temporarily
disable it with a *code, or get all-call-blocking. In most areas, as far
as I know all-call-blocking (so you don't have to enter the *code for
every call) is a "special service" or "extra feature" and costs you more.
This is of course utterly ludicrous, but that's what you'd expect from
semi-monopolies.
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