---
title: "Turn Off Call Waiting"
type: "article"
slug: "turn-off-call-waiting"
url: "http://localhost/article/turn-off-call-waiting/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/turn-off-call-waiting.md"
published_at: "2026-03-13T18:37:40+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-13T18:37:40+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "A brief tip explaining how to disable call waiting before placing modem calls to prevent connection drops: dial *70 for touch-tone lines or 1170 for pulse-dial lines. A short but practical note for BBS users."
category:
  - name: "The RAMTOP"
    slug: "the-ramtop"
    taxonomy: "category"
    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/the-ramtop/"
post_tag:
  - name: "BBS"
    slug: "bbs"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/bbs/"
indiv:
  - name: "Chris Wade"
    slug: "chris-wade"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/chris-wade/"
genre:
  - name: "BBS"
    slug: "bbs"
    taxonomy: "genre"
    url: "http://localhost/type/bbs/"
publication_r:
  id: 39272
  title: "The RAMTOP"
  type: "periodical"
  url: "http://localhost/periodical/the-ramtop/"
authors_r:
  - name: "Chris Wade"
    slug: "chris-wade"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/chris-wade/"
issues_articles:
  - id: 50276
    title: "The RAMTOP Winter 1993"
    type: "issue"
    url: "http://localhost/issue/the-ramtop-winter-1993/"
pages: "3"
pubdate: "Winter 1993"
archive_link: false
---

A brief tip explaining how to disable call waiting before placing modem calls to prevent connection drops: dial *70 for touch-tone lines or 1170 for pulse-dial lines. A short but practical note for BBS users.