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Selective Distinctive Alert:

With Selective Distinctive Alert you:

Ø      Won't miss important calls _ Selective Distinctive Alert allows you to avoid missing special and/or important calls.

Ø      Convenient _You can easily turn the service on/off as well as add and delete numbers from the telephone number list as you need to.

Ø      Time management _When you're pressed for time this service can help you by identifying certain callers with a special ring.  That way you'll know whether you need to take the call.

Customers with either touchtone or rotary service can subscribe to Selective Distinctive Alert.  Screen List Editing capability is needed to build and update telephone number list. Calls from numbers that are not on your Selective Distinctive Alert list will have a normal ringing pattern (or Call Waiting tone). For this service, 3-31 numbers are allowed on a Selective Distinctive Alert list (actual list size will vary). Callers from numbers on your Selective Distinctive Alert list do not know that their call is receiving special attention. Speed Calling codes can be used to access Selective Distinctive Alert service.

How to Activate Selective Distinctive Alert:

1.  Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.

2.  Dial the Selective Distinctive Alert access code, *____ (11____on a rotary dial telephone).

3.  Listen to voice instructions which tell you:

     ·  Whether service is on or off.

     ·  How many numbers are on your list.

     ·  How to turn service on or off.

     ·  How to add or delete numbers from your list.

4.  Choose from the following options:

 
Dial Option
0 Listen to instructions.
1 Review your list. Note: During review phase, you may delete numbers from your list by dialing 07 after the number is announced.
3 Turn service on/off.
# [telephone number] # Add a number to your list (touchtone service).
12 [telephone number] Add a number to your list (rotary service).
# 01 # Add the number of the last caller to your list (touchtone service).  Numbers added this way are treated as Private numbers.
Dial Option
1201 Add the number of the last caller to your list (rotary service).  Numbers added this way are treated as Private numbers.
* [telephone number] * Delete a number from your list (touchtone service).
11 [telephone number] Delete a number from your list (rotary service).
7 Delete a number from your list after the number is announced.
8 Delete all numbers from your list.
9 Delete all Private numbers on your list.

 

 

5.  When finished, hang up the receiver.

1.  Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.

2.  Dial the Selective Distinctive Alert access code, *____ (11____ on a rotary dial telephone).

3.  Listen to instructions.

4.  Dial 3 to turn service off.

5.  Hang up the receiver.