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How to use Telephones and Voicemail: Call Waiting on Single Line Sets

This feature sends a distinctive tone to notify you of an incoming call waiting to be answered when you are busy with another call. It allows you to complete or hold your present call and pick up the waiting call.  Call waiting can be a time saver for both the person receiving the call as well as the caller. If you use a modem on your phone line, you may need to disable Call Waiting for your data connection.

To put a present call on hold and answer the call waiting tone: 

  1. Press R or press the switch hook. You will hear a dial tone.
  1. Dial 1 0 6. Your present call will be put on hold while you connect to the waiting call.
  1. To return to first call, repeat steps 1 and 2.
To answer the call waiting tone
  1. Complete the present call and hang up. Your phone will begin to ring immediately.
  1. Pick up the handset and answer.
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