Using Calling Cards with pagesender

It's easy to use pagesender's “locations” functionality to set up a number of calling card dialing scenarios.

Example: Setting up an AT&T® Calling Card

Note: AT&T offers an array of calling card plans. This example uses their 1-800-CALL-ATT® plan. You'll need to look up your access number and PIN to adjust this example for your carrier.

1. Under the pagesender Fax Center menu, select New Location… from the Locations submenu
2. Name your new location “AT&T” and make it based on your Home or current location
3. Set the Dialing Prefix to T^18002255288@ (the @ tells your modem to wait for silence)
4. Set the Dialing Suffix to ,0123456789 (where “0123456789” is your PIN)

Notes

• For PIN-first cards, you'll enter the PIN in the Dialing Prefix
• Special characters useful in the Dialing Prefix or Dialing Suffix:
  • ^ - (caret) instructs modem to use calling tones, allowing fax/(answer)phone devices to identify your call as a fax
  • , - (comma) pause for two seconds
  • @ - (at symbol) wait for silence
  • P - use pulse / rotary dialing
  • T - use tone dialing
• Special characters which may not work on newer Apple Internal Modems:
  • & - (ampersand) wait for credit card tone
  • W - wait for (another) dial tone
• If & (ampersand) doesn't work with your card, you can use multiple commas to pause
• To dial 9 for an outside line, start the Dialing Prefix with: T^9,
• To disable call waiting, start the Dialing Prefix with: T^*70,
• There's no way for pagesender to distinguish calling card and non-calling card faxes, so please group them separately

Using Calling Card Locations

When you wish to dial using a calling card, switch to pagesender Fax Center and set your location using the Locations submenu of the pagesender Fax Center menu. Do your calling card faxing. Then return to pagesender Fax Center and reset your location. Note: Do not change your location until the calling card faxing is complete or you'll wind up dialing normally rather than with your calling card.

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