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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.

References

^ BT Ringback

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 '''Automatic ring back''' is a service offered by [[phone company|phone companies]].
-Normally, when a person's line is busy, one has to call back every few minutes to check if their line is free yet. With automatic ring back, a code can be dialed into the telephone keypad to enable ringback. Then, when their line is free, the original caller's phone rings with a distinctive ring so that one knows it is automatic ring back and not a regular call. When the phone is picked up, it calls the other number since the line is now free.
+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'''.
+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 [[United States]] the service is often called '''Auto Redial'''.
-== See also ==
+In the [[United States Army]] on post wide communications networks, this is referred to as Callback or Automatic Callback.
+==See also==
+* [[Callback (telecommunications)|Callback]]
+* [[Camp-on busy signal]]
 * [[Vertical service code]]
+==References==
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+{{reflist}}
+{{refimprove|date=February 2008}}
 [[Category:Calling features]]
+{{telephony-stub}}