Call waiting is a wonderful service.  I have the service
       installed on my voice line since the first day it was availible.
       However, as several hundred modem users can agree, call waiting
       is deadly for the computer user who doesn't like sending 451K of
       a 453K file only to get knocked off line.  Several communities 
       have the option of turning the service off by typing a simple 
       key phrase, usually "71". However several do not.  This file is 
       for the modem users who cannot turn off callwaiting.
           The solutions I will present are only to keep carrier from 
       being dropped.  The first tip, more or less, makes your HST ignore
       the callwait beep.  The second, totally eliminates the call wait 
       beep.  These two methods may be used together or seperatly, what
       proves to work the best.
          

                 1st Method)  Enter any communication program that 
                              allows simple AT commands.  Type
                              "ATS10=255".  This command tells the 
                              modem to wait 255 tenths of a second
                              when it encounters a loss of carrier.
                              Therefor, when the beep occurs, the modem
                              will simply 'hold the line' and wait for 
                              it to stop.  The only way for the carrier
                              to be dropped is when one solid beep lasts
                              for more than 25.5 seconds.
                              
                 2nd Method)  Pick up the receiver and dial a number which 
                              will play a VOICE recorded message.  (It is
                              very important that the message is a VOICE 
                              message.)  While the message is playing, click
                              the receiver rest to put the recording on the
                              auxilary callwaiting line and hang up your 
                              phone.  Then, dial your modem as usual.  You
                              may make multiple calls in this manner by 
                              setting the pause in between dail to a length
                              greater than 3 seconds. This will prevent the 
                              auxilary line from being dropped.  Anyone trying
                              to call your number will simply receive a busy
                              signal.
                              
    I hope these simple tips help you.  If you need another board to call 
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