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They are. All those Emergency numbers you call to see if school is canceled are really ringback tones. It's how many people can call at once to receive the me
by pmorici 9y ago
They are. All those Emergency numbers you call to see if school is canceled are really ringback tones. It's how many people can call at once to receive the message w/o hearing a busy tone.
- TheAdamist 9y agoI never would have thought of that but it makes sense
- alanh 9y ago> how many people can call at once to receive the message w/o hearing a busy tone. And yet, by calling the same (typically toll-free) number, a call center's worth of support calls can be handled simultaneously. Implementing this as ringbacks would not seem to be the only way.
- pmorici 9y agoWell, of course if you are willing to pay the phone company for multiple lines and install an expensive phone system you can waste a tone of money doing it other ways.