but I asked them why there's such a huge feature-gap between what they call Call Waiting Deluxe (which I now know is just Call Waiting with CallerID delivery )
Oops, if I had known you were going to act so quickly I would have armed you before I sent you to the front.
TIA-777-A is the standard that addresses caller id types
Type 1: On hook Type 2: Off hook
and was recently revised for Type 2.5: Call Waiting Deluxe
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In addition, the standard addresses the requirements of Type 2.5 ("Call Waiting Deluxe") capable CPE, a feature that permits the subscriber to better manage incoming calls while on an existing conversation. Examples of call disposition using CPE incorporating this capability include answer, hold, conference, forward and drop, among others.
Call Waiting Deluxe is just another name for "Call Waiting with Caller ID", which Vonage has. Just to make sure it's clear, you will see the name/number of a caller on the display when the call waiting beep goes off just as you would see it when you are not on the phone.
i was looking into this feature awhile back call waiting deluxe isn't call waiting with caller id that's called Call Waiting ID on Wikipedia it says this
Call Waiting Deluxe is the Bellcore (now Telcordia Technologies) term for Type II caller ID with Disposition Options.
This CLASS-based POTS-telephone calling feature works by combining the services of call waiting with caller ID but also introduces an "options" feature that, in conjunction with certain screen-based telephones, or other capable equipment, gives a telephone user the option to
* Switch: Place the current call on hold to take the second call (not a new feature) * Hang-up: Disconnect the current call and take the second call * Please Hold: Send the incoming caller either a custom or telephone company-generated recording asking them to hold * Forward to Voice Mail: Send the incoming caller to the customers voice mail service. * Join: Add the incoming caller to conversation in a form of reverse three-way calling.
basically the join feature works like this.... if I'm on the phone with Joe, and Billy calls i can add Billy into the conversation with Joe like a 3way call
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