Re: Software. Talk radio.

[Chuckigo@aol.com]

Garrett wrote:
>>On the other hand, if you call a toll-free number (in 
the 800, 888, 877, or 866 SAC) the recipient has the 
right to receive ANI information which does not depend 
on the caller's blocking state.
Toll-free users have the option of receiving this 
information in real time.<<

  Is the Star-6-9 function tied into caller id?  i've 
not seen caller id in use at any of the stations where 
i work, but i do work at stations with toll-free 
numbers. and on occasion, when a caller reaches the 
point of "harassment" (drunks, kids, those-not-wrapped
too-tight calling the request line every three 
minutes), i've hit *69 on the incoming line, but 
always get the "...number not available by this 
method..." recording.  
 perhaps the identification feature is defeated with
multiple, add-on lines?  anyone have experience with the
utilization of caller id on a multi-bank of phone lines?
  just wonderin'... and echoing the desire of every on-
air person who can *almost* sense that the flashing
light on the console indicates that (fill in the blank
with the name of your least favorite caller) is once 
again bored to his/her limit... so they'll call the 
radio station.

- -Chuck Igo