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'''Automatic ring back''' is a service offered by [[phone company|phone companies]]. |
'''Automatic ring back''' is a service offered by [[phone company|phone companies]]. |
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On making a telephone call to a number that is engaged, automatic ring back is a service provided by the telephone company whereby, when the called number becomes available, the caller is rung back, usually with a distinctive "ring back" ring. When the phone is picked up, it calls the previously engaged number. The service is typically invoked by keying a number on hearing the engaged tone. |
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In the [[UK]] the service is also known as '''Ringback'''.<ref>[http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8460/ BT Ringback]</ref> |
In the [[UK]] the service is also known as '''Ringback'''.<ref>[http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8460/ BT Ringback]</ref> |
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In the [[United States]] the service is often called '''Auto Redial'''. |
In the [[United States]] the service is often called '''Auto Redial'''. |
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In the [[United States Army]] on post wide communications networks this is referred to as Callback or Automatic Callback. |
In the [[United States Army]] on post wide communications networks, this is referred to as Callback or Automatic Callback. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Callback (telecommunications)|Callback]] |
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* [[Camp-on busy signal]] |
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* [[Vertical service code]] |
* [[Vertical service code]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 5 May 2021
Automatic ring back is a service offered by phone companies.
On making a telephone call to a number that is engaged, automatic ring back is a service provided by the telephone company whereby, when the called number becomes available, the caller is rung back, usually with a distinctive "ring back" ring. When the phone is picked up, it calls the previously engaged number. The service is typically invoked by keying a number on hearing the engaged tone.
In the UK the service is also known as Ringback.[1]
In the United States the service is often called Auto Redial.
In the United States Army on post wide communications networks, this is referred to as Callback or Automatic Callback.
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