BizMe Free?

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While waiting for my dial-up ISP contract to expire, I’m coping with the ever-present busy signal for those who call (at least, that’s what my wife says when she calls). I recently came across BisMe Free as a possible temporary solution. Has anyone used it? If so, what do you think?

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New one on me. Clever using call forwarding as part of the logon process to intercept incoming calls. I guess they make money when you pick up the call (“airtime minutes” – first 15/mo. free, then purchasable @ 30 Minutes for $2.95, 60 Minutes for $4.95, 100 Minutes for $7.95, 150 Minutes for $9.95 with up to 3 months rollover). How much does the phone company generally charge for call forwarding – monthly flat rate or per call? Does this make any more sense than forwarding to a cell phone?

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You’re right. It doesn’t make sense.

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Far be it from me to suggest AOL, but since you don’t have broadband it couldn’t hurt much more. They have a new Call Alert feature with AOL 8.0 I’m not sure how or if it works but it sounds like exactly something you’re looking for.
hope that helps
have fun

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AOL???!!! Please, no! AOL

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Take a look at this: Callwave. Think the basic stuff is still . They have ‘premium’ services that cost. You may need to search around the site or contact them for the complete story.

Joe

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Hi, Joe ~

Just a side note…..CallWave, even the “free” basic requires enabling by your local phone service at for a monthly fee.

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Hey Bruce, Yeah, now it is starting to come back to me. The charges from SBC were only about $1.00 per month. Less than what some of these folks want you to pay for the ‘answering machine’ itself.

Joe

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If you have a V92 modem and your ISP supports the V92 features then I think you can have CallerID notification of incoming calls and put your internet call on hold without buying any additional services. (See http://www.v92.com/faqs/%5B/url%5D for more info)

But I haven’t used dial up for ages, and I don’t know if the ISPs ever implemented V92

StuartR

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My ISP will connect via v92 modems; unfortunately, I have only a v56.

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Look into Emerson Switchboard For Receiving Calls & Faxes While Online
See: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/se…sp?EdpNo=506206%5B/url%5D
All services and the black box require call waiting.

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