Date   : Thu, 15 Mar 1984 20:54:00 PST
From   : "Webb Mike"@LLL-MFE.ARPA
Subject: MODEM7 HIDDEN FEATURE

I JUST DISCOVERED A FEATURE OF MODEM7 WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED(AS
FAR AS I KNOW). THE FEATURE WHICH ALLOWS TWO ALTERNATE DIALING SERVICES
(ie SPRINT OR MCI) CAN ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE A CREDIT CARD NUMBER WHEN
NEEDED.

MODEM7 DOCUMENTS SHOW ,THAT AFTER DEFINING THE ALTERNATE DIALING SEQUENCE
IN YOUR OVERLAY(OR PATCH W/DDT) TO USE THE ALTERNATE DIALING, YOU SIMPLY
PUT A"<" OR ">" IN FRONT OF THE NUMBER YOU WISH TO CALL(EITHER DIRECT
TYPE-IN OR FROM THE "CAL X" MENU).IF THE ALTERNATE NUMBER IS INSTEAD
AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF WAIT CHARS.(MY PASSWORD USES ",")FOLLOWED BY
YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER,THE FOLLWING WORKS QUITE NICELY:

        CAL 0123-456-7899<
            !            !
            !            +->INSERTS THE WAITS+YOUR CREDIT CARD #
            !
            +-->TELL MA BELL TO ASK FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD.

I HAD TO EXPERIMENT WITH THE NUMBER OF WAITS,AND FOUND THAT 3
SEEMS TO WORK ALL OF THE TIME(2 WORKED MOST OF THE TIME). HOPE THIS
IS "NEW" INFO AND NOT JUST ME "DISCOVERING" SOMETHING ALREADY GENERALY
KNOWN, BUT I THOUGHT IT WORTH THE TIME.

                        MIKE WEBB@LLL-MFE.ARPA