From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 8/14/2021 4:38 PM, Fred Atkinson wrote:   
   > Folks,   
   >   
   >             Some years ago, I had a friend [who is now departed] living in   
   > Bishopville, South Carolina.  He had a feature added to his phone service   
   that   
   > required the caller to enter a four digit PIN in order to get through to his   
   > phone after you dialed his phone number.  I knew the PIN so I could call him   
   > when I needed to.  But it shut down the telemarketers pretty quickly.   
      
   (Moderator snip)   
      
   >            I do not what the name of this service would be.  So, I can't tell   
   > my cousin what to ask for if he calls her phone company to see if it could be   
   > added to her service.   
   >   
   >            She lives near Atlanta, Georgia.   She is on a POTS  line.   
   >   
   >            Can any of you help me by providing me with the name of this   
   > service?   
      
   Is AT&T the incumbent telco for Atlanta, GA?  Have you tried calling   
   AT&T customer service?  If they can't help you, call the "retention   
   team"; they are more experience in handling these matters.   
      
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