How To configure phone number modifiers

If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps.

Click to open Network Connections.

Right-click the dial-up connection that you want to configure, and then click Properties.

On the General tab, modify the phone number by using one or more characters from the following table.

Phone number modifiers
Character
 Function

, (comma)
 Pauses briefly (two seconds for most modems) before continuing. For example, when you dial from a hotel room, you might have to add 9 to the number you are calling to get an outside line. For example: 9,555-0100.

The comma after the 9 creates a pause long enough for the hotel's phone system to connect the modem to an outside line before continuing to dial the number.

P
 Switches from touch-tone to pulse dialing.

T
 Switches from pulse to touch-tone dialing.

$
 Waits for a calling card prompt tone.


Tip
By selecting the Use dialing rules check box, and then clicking Dialing Rules, you can create a location that specific dialing rules automatically apply to. For example, if you frequently connect from home and need to turn off call waiting, you can create a location that automatically dials the code to turn off call waiting before the connection call is placed. However, if you see unfamiliar characters being dialed before your number, make sure that the Use dialing rules check box is not selected. If it is, a location might be enforcing a dialing rule that you do not need, such as automatically entering a 1 for long-distance dialing.