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'''Automatic ring back''' is a service offered by [[phone company|phone companies]]. |
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'''Automatic ring back''' is a service offered by [[phone company|phone companies]]. Normally, when you call someone and their line is busy, you have to call back every few minutes to check if their line is free yet. With automatic ring back, you just dial a code (*66 in some places). Then, when their line is free, your phone rings with a [[distinctive ring]] (so you know it is automatic ring back and not a regular call). When you pick it up, it calls the other number since it is now free. |
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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''' and maybe be a '''chargeable service''', Please check with your telephone provider. |
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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> |
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In the [[United States]] the service is often called '''Auto Redial'''. |
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== [[UK]] Specific information == |
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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== |
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Ring Back lets customers set up a call to an engaged number when it is free. It will monitor the number for the next 45 minutes until both the calling customer and the busy number are free. |
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* [[Callback (telecommunications)|Callback]] |
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* [[Camp-on busy signal]] |
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* [[Vertical service code]] |
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==References== |
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{{refimprove|date=February 2008}} |
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== [[UK]] Specific - Ring Back Instructions == |
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Set up: Press ‘5’ when you hear the engaged tone. |
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*To check: *#37#. |
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*To cancel all Ring Backs: #37#. |
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*To cancel individual Ring Back: #37*[telephone number]#. |
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NOTE: Customers can only cancel Ring Back from Multi Frequency (MF) or [[Dual-tone multi-frequency|TouchTone]] phones. |
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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.
See also
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