Re: Reply: From Gail re: your possibly doing a favor for us

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

There is usually a "flash" button which allows you to switch between
calls, but the control of busy signals, call waiting, or messaging is done
through your telephone service provider.

For us, our telephone provider has an online control panel which allows us
to change this behavior.  (Like you, I do not like call waiting and I set
it up so that, while on an existing call, all incoming calls go to
voicemail.  Getting a busy signal would also be an option.)

You may have access to such a control panel.  Or, you may need to call
your telephone provider to ask them to change the configuration.

Or, like Noelle said, some fancier modern phones may have this
functionality, but I wouldn't know about that.

 > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 > Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 22:47:05 -0700

 > Hi Robert,

 > That's interesting as Noelle recently told me on the phone that it was not
 > the service such as COX who provides the ability for a busy signal or
 > message or call waiting (which I don't like re: getting a beep that someone
 > is trying to reach me while I'm talking to someone else as I would never
 > interrupt my phone conversation to answer someone else's call). Noelle said
 > that at least on some cordless phones, there is a button I think that gives
 > me the choice of what setting I want regarding those type of things and for
 > me to just read the directions that would come with the phone to learn how
 > to do that. 

 > Please let me know which of you is correct in that regard.

 > Best,
 > Gail