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Affording a convenient location just 15 minutes from the city centre, this hotel lies 5 minutes from various commercial areas where a diverse selection of shopping and entertainment venues are to be found.
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Credit will continue to play a crucial role in your ability to secure a VA home loan. In the current lending environment, VA lenders are generally looking for a score of at least 620 in order to prequalify you for a mortgage.
If you're worried about your credit, Veterans United's Lighthouse program can help you get on the right track.
But there's another incredibly critical factor that both confuses and confounds many borrowers: employment. You certainly don't need to have a job in order to obtain a VA-backed loan, as countless retired veterans can attest. But those folks also have the retirement income, alongside other potential sources of effective income, to satisfy lenders. Otherwise, it can be incredibly difficult, if not downright impossible, to get a VA loan without employment.
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In the best of all possible worlds, you've been working the same job for at least the last two years when you come to a VA lender looking for loan preapproval. That's the kind of stable, reliable employment and income stream that makes loan officers smile. Of course, that stability doesn't guarantee you'll get a loan, but it certainly doesn't hurt as you begin the process.
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|Jul 17, 2001
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|Apr 16, 1998
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|Apr 16, 1998
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|Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Gordon Lynn Blumenschein, Douglas Marshall, Roger Albert Sosa, Carlos Donoso
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|Ameritech Corporation
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|Patent Citations (20), Referenced by (30), Classifications (32), Legal Events (7)
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A. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of processing telephone calls where the called party is a cellular subscriber or a paging system subscriber. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of call processing to provide enhanced billing, routing, and messaging services.
B. Description of the Related Art
Cellular system subscribers typically are charged a fee for use of the cellular system, regardless of whether the cellular subscriber initiates or receives the call. Similarly, paging system subscribers are charged a fee for paging calls received. Subscribers may not have control over who calls (or pages) them, other than to keep their phone number out of the public domain. However, maintaining an unlisted number has disadvantages, and may not be practical for a business setting. Consequently, systems that require the calling party to pay, known as Calling Party Pays (CPP) and Paging Party Pays (PPP) systems, have been implemented to charge a calling party for the entire call rather than to charge the cellular/paging subscriber for calls incoming to the subscriber. That is, with CPP/PPP services, the land-line user calling a cellular or paging user will pay the land-line usage as well as the air time charges associated with the call.
After an end-user dials the cellular/paging subscriber's telephone number, the end-user is prompted with an announcement indicating they will be billed for the call. At such time, the end-user has the option of continuing the call and being billed for the call, or hanging up if they do not want to incur the charges.
The prior art systems have limited features, and are unable to charge the calling party under certain circumstances, such as when calls are initiated from payphones, hotels, etc. These are commonly referred to as "leakage calls" originating from "leakage sources."
1. The Digital Phone Network
FIG. 1 depicts a typical prior art Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) used for call processing and routing. A calling party using telephone subscriber unit 10 conveys dialing information to its End Office 20 (EO), also known as a Service Switching Point (SSP) 20. The SSP 20 routes the call to the called party's SSP 30 that routes the call to the called party's telephone subscriber unit 40. The calling party's SSP 20 obtains the necessary information used to route the call to SSP 30 via a Signaling System 7 network (SS7), which includes a Signaling Transfer Point 50 (STP) and a Service Control Point 60 (SCP). Typically, the SCP 60 has access to an External Data Base 70 (EDB) containing various network and subscriber data. As is well known in the art, the SS7 Network is hierarchical, with the STP 50 having a routing function to direct SS7 communications to the appropriate SCP 60.
In the AIN network, call routing is performed using SS7. As is well known in the art, SS7 is generally made up of i) transport protocols known as Message Transfer Parts 1-3 (MTP) and the Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP), and ii) user parts such as Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP), Telephone User Part (TUP), and ISDN User Part (ISUP), which use the lower level MTP and SCCP capabilities. TCAP provides a way for an application at one node in the network to access a database at another node or to invoke the execution of a procedure at another node. Further information about SS7 may be found in T. Russell, "Signaling System #7," McGraw Hill (1995), the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Routing within an AIN network is performed based on dialed digits in the form of area code, exchange prefix, and line number, NPA-NXX-XXXX. The area code is referred to as a Numbered Plan Area (NPA) and the exchange prefix is referred to as NXX. The subscriber line number XXXX are digits seven through ten. Alternatively, the numbering format is often given as NXX-NXX-XXXX, where N can be any number 2-9, and X can be any number 0-9. Throughout this specification NPA-NXX will be used to refer to the area code and exchange prefix of a phone number.
In the AIN network the EO is typically a class 5 switch. The tandem switch is of class 4, meaning that switching is performed between two trunk lines and subscribers are typically not serviced directly. In the AIN network, cellular and paging service switches are typically connected to a tandem switch. The NXX numbers assigned to the cellular providers are associated, or "homed," to the class 4 tandem switches. The class-5 SSPs are configured to route cellular and paging calls directly to the tandem.
2. Calling Party Pays
In prior art CPP systems (FIG. 2), SSP 20 routes cellular (or paging) calls from the calling subscriber unit 10 to the Tandem 80 based on the dialed NPA-NXX information. Based on the called party number, tandem 80 launches a TCAP query to the SCP 60 to determine if the particular cellular or paging provider offers CPP services. In addition, the tandem queries SCP 60 using the calling party's Automatic Numbering Identifier (ANI) to determine the billable status of the calling number based on its Charge Party Station Type (CPST).
The CPST is also referred to as "ANI II." Some standard ANI II Codes are given: ANI II Code 00 is used to designate standard billable calls with no special attributes; ANI II Code 27 identifies a line connected to a pay station which uses network provided coin control signaling; ANI II Code 29 is used to identify lines serving a confinement or detention facility that are intended for inmate/detainee use and require outward call screening (e.g., 0+collect only service); ANI II Code 70 identifies a line connected to a pay station (including both coin and coinless stations) which does not use network-provided coin control signaling.
If the SCP 60 determines that the called subscriber does not have a CPP option, the SCP 60 instructs the tandem to route the call as normal to the Mobile Telephone Switching Office 90 (MTSO) for transmission to the subscriber unit 100. If, on the other hand, the SCP 60 determines that the cellular subscriber 100 (called party) has a CPP option, and the calling subscriber unit 100 is of billable status, the SCP 60 instructs the tandem 80 to route the call to the MTSO 90 and to create a billing record in an Automatic Message Accounting (AMA) data base 1 10 to record the charge to the calling party for the air-time associated with the call. If the SCP 60 determines that the calling subscriber 100 is not of billable status, then the SCP 60 nevertheless instructs the tandem 80 to route the call to the MTSO 90. The tandem 80 regards the call as leakage and may route the non-billable call to the MTSO 90 over a separate pre-designated trunk 120, wherein the use of that trunk indicates that the call has not been billed to the calling party. The cellular provider may then treat the call as "leakage" and not bill it, or the provider can charge the cellular subscriber for the air-time.
The process described herein allows a cellular or paging system to provide enhanced Calling Party Pays (CPP) or Paging Party Pays (PPP). The enhancements enable the system to 1) bill calls originating from traditionally non-billable sources, 2) route incoming calls to voicemail if the caller does not wish to incur the additional charges, 3) allow the caller to complete the call and charge the cellular (or paging) subscriber for additional air-time usage when the caller enters a PIN or security code, also referred to herein as a billing override code, and 4) allow the caller to block CPP/PPP charges from being billed to the calling party.
An object of the method described herein is to allow the cellular or paging service provider to recover the costs of calls originating from leakage sources by routing leakage calls to a billing service, such as a credit card billing service. The method involves the steps of receiving information containing a calling number and a called number; determining the billing status of the calling subscriber device in response to the received calling number; determining the billing preferences of the called subscriber device in response to the received called number; and, routing the call to a billing service provider if the billing status is determined to be billable and the billing preferences are calling party pays, thereby allowing the billing service provider to obtain billing information about the calling subscriber device. The method preferably involves examining a database field containing the Charge Party Station Type of the first subscriber device, and/or examining a database field containing billing preferences of the second subscriber device. The method steps are preferably performed at a service control point of an advanced intelligent network, but may be performed on a distributed basis within a network. Preferably, the called and calling number information is received via the TCAP component of signaling system 7. The service control point recognizes calls returned from the billing service provider by examining the AIN of the incoming call, which is a ten digit predetermined pseudo-code indicative of a successfully billed call. This method is particularly advantageous in that it does not require the SCP to perform billing operations. The SCP advantageously does not have to access directly an outside billing service provider or maintain large databases containing billing information.
An object of the method described herein is to allow the cellular or paging service provider to route calls to a voice mail service if the calling party does not wish to incur additional charges for the completion of the call. The method involves playing a message to the calling party and checking for a one digit response indicating they have selected the voice mail option. The call is then routed to the MTSO voice mail system.
It is a further object of the method described herein to allow the caller to complete the call where the called party is billed for air-time charges by entering a PIN, or a calling party pays billing override code. The method of processing the call preferably involves the steps of receiving information containing a called number corresponding to the second subscriber device; determining the billing preferences of the second subscriber device in response to the received called number; receiving and verifying a calling party pays override code; and routing the call to the second subscriber device without charging additional fees to the calling party.
It is also an object of the method described herein to allow the caller to block CPP/PPP services from their phone, thereby preventing CPP/PPP calls from being charged to their account. Preferably, the value of the Charge Party Station Type (CPST) associated with the calling number is modified within the SCP data base to reflect CPP blocking, PPP blocking, or both, by the addition of a one-digit CPST prefix.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more readily appreciated upon reference to the following disclosure when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 depicts a prior art advanced intelligent network;
FIG. 2 depicts a prior art calling party pays advanced intelligent network; and,
FIGS. 3-9 show flow charts of the call processing of the preferred embodiment of the improved calling party pays service.
The preferred methods of enhanced Calling Party Pays and Paging Party Pays (CPP/PPP) are intended for use with cellular voice and/or data systems and paging systems. References herein to "cellular" subscribers and systems are also intended to include paging subscribers and systems. Similarly, references to calling and called parties generally apply to cellular as well as paging calling and called parties. Where significant differences exist between enhanced CPP cellular and PPP paging systems, they will be specifically mentioned.
The preferred methods of enhanced calling party pays operate on the existing digital telephone network infrastructure. However, many devices, particularly the Service Control Point, have been altered in order to perform the methods described herein.
The tandem switch preferably launches a TCAP query to its designated SCP, via its designated STP. The TCAP query is launched based on a standard 3/6/10 trigger. The 3/6/10 trigger is a mechanism that tests the 3 digits, 6 digits, or 10 digits, to determine if the called number meets certain criteria. This triggering mechanism is also referred to as a Specific Digit String (SDS) when the trigger is not specifically limited to a three, six or ten digit string. The trigger may also be, e.g., seven, eight, or nine digits as well. The preferred criteria typically consist of the NPA-NXX of the MTSOs connected to the tandem. The trigger may be configured for seven, eight, nine, or ten digits if a particular NXX has been subdivided among a plurality of MTSOs.
The TCAP query includes the phone number dialed and the calling number, if available. The SCP performs a check to see if the call is directed to a CPP/PPP number. If it is so directed, the SCP determines the cellular provider for the called subscriber device and the options associated with that provider.
The SCP determines whether it has information records associated with the calling party based on the calling party's AIN. If the SCP does have detailed information records, the SCP determines whether the calling party has blocked CPP or PPP or both, and then determines the billability of the calling party based on the ANI II (CPST). The CPST contains both the billable status information and the blocking status information, and is stored in an external database.
If the number is not billable, or if the SCP does not have a record of the calling number, or if the calling number is not available, the SCP determines whether the called cellular provider has credit card billing or voice mail options enabled. If the provider does have at least one of these options, the tandem is instructed to play the appropriate message determined by the options selected by the provider. If voice mail and credit card billing is available, the tandem plays a message prompting the calling party to indicate whether they would like to be connected to voicemail, or in the alternative, whether the call should be forwarded to a credit card billing service, or billing service provider, to collect billing information from the calling subscriber.
If the SCP determines that the calling number is not CPP blocked and is billable from the CPST, the SCP then instructs the calling party, via the tandem, to make a selection. The selection may indicate that the calling party wishes to use a personal identification number (PIN) to override the CPP/PPP billing feature, whereupon the calling party is prompted for the entry of the PIN. If the PIN is valid, the call is not billed to the calling party and the call is routed. The selection may indicate that the calling party is willing to accept the charges, whereupon the calling party is billed and the call is routed.
With reference to FIG. 3, at step 200 the SSP waits for an off-hook condition from the subscriber and provides dial tone at step 210 in response to the off-hook indication. At step 220 the SSP collects the dialed digits and checks to see if 10XXX service was dialed in step 230. If so, the SSP routes the call to the appropriate inter-exchange carrier at step 240. If not, the SSP determines at step 250 whether a mobile prefix was dialed. The SSP follows normal plain ordinary telephone service (POTS) routing at step 260 if the prefix was not for a mobile or paging device. The originating end office (EO) must recognize if a mobile or paging exchange was dialed. When a mobile number is called, the SSP/EO routes the call to the appropriate tandem or SSP at step 270. In the preferred embodiment, the MTSOs are connected to other switches in a tandem configuration. These tandem switches typically do not service any subscriber loops. In the event that the tandem also provides subscriber loops, they may also be referred to as SSPs.
The tandem switch launches a TCAP query at step 300 upon detection of a predetermined 3/6/10 trigger condition, or SDS trigger. The trigger criterion is preferably in accordance with TR 1284/1298 and TR 1285/1299. A six-digit trigger is preferably used, triggering all of the cellular and paging calls. Alternatively, a trigger of 7, 8, or 9 digits may be used to conserve the number of non-CPP calls accessing the SCP. In the case of Type 1 traffic, the trigger may be on a seven or eight digit basis. Since existing prefixes are used, each prefix will need to be provisioned in the STP to route via Global Title Translations to the appropriate SCP.
The TCAP query is referred to as an Info_Analyzed message which includes among other parameters the CallingPartyNumber (CPN), RedirectingInformation, RedirectionCalledPartyID, and OriginalCalledPartyID. The SCP will also note the Originating Point Code to identify the originating office. The query is sent using the SS7 protocols to the appropriate SCP via an STP. Initially, at step 310, the SCP screens the called number to determine if the cellular subscriber subscribes to the CPP service. Based on the screening, the SCP will return a Continue response to the tandem at step 320 if the cellular number is not a CPP subscriber.
With reference to FIG. 4, the SCP then checks at step 330 to see if the call is one that is being returned from a Billing Service Provider (BSP), thereby indicating that the call has been processed for billing and should be routed as indicated at step 340. When the BSP returns the call, it is routed to the tandem based on the called number (the cellular or paging subscriber number). The tandem launches a TCAP query, as stated above. The SCP determines that call is incoming from the BSP by examining a pseudo-code inserted into the CPN field by the BSP. The pseudo-code is an arbitrary predetermined code that allows the SCP to identify that the call is not an originating call, but that the call is being returned from the BSP after collection of billing information. The pseudo-code is not an otherwise valid NPA-NXX-XXXX number.
If it is not a B SP call, then the SCP double checks the CIC at step 350 to ensure the call is intended for the telephone carrier with which the SCP is associated. If not, the call is routed according to the CIC at step 360. If it is intended for the carrier, the SCP then determines the time zone and cellular/paging provider at steps 370 and 380.
The SCP also checks the redirection counter at step 390. If the call has been redirected the redirecting party preferably is billed. Alternatively, the calling party may be billed, as indicated at step 400. Thus, if the redirection counter is one the OriginalCalledPartyID should be used, if the Redirection counter is greater than one then the RedirectingPartyID should be used. The call is further processed according to the steps depicted in FIG. 8.
If the call has not been redirected, the SCP determines at step 410 if the CPN is available, and if not, the SCP determines whether the provider has a BSP or voice mail (VM) option at step 420. If the option is available, the SCP processes the call in accordance with the flow chart depicted in FIG. 9, discussed below. If the provider does not have a BSP/VM option, the call is processed according to the flow chart depicted in FIG. 6, steps 800 and 810, which set the billable status to 'no' and checks the Play Announcement Option. If, however, the CPN is available, the SCP checks at step 430 to see if the CPN is in its table. An entry of 2 in the table indicates that the calling party is not a customer of the system associated with the SCP, in which case the ANI II is set to 49 at step 450, and the call is processed in accordance with steps depicted in FIG. 6.
An entry of 1 in the table at step 440 indicates the CPN is a customer of the system associated with the SCP, so the SCP queries its external database as shown in step 460 of FIG. 5. At step 470, if the external database (EDB) does not have an ANI II entry, the SCP checks at step 480 as to whether the provider has a BSP/VM option. If the provider does have this option, the SCP processes the call as shown in FIG. 9. If such option exists, the SCP sets the ANI II to 49, and jumps to step 590. Steps 500-540 check to see whether the calling party has elected to block CPP/PPP calls from their number. The ANI II (or CPST) values are typically two digit numbers and therefore less than or equal to 99. The ANI IIs stored in the EDB are modified by adding a preceding digit in the event a calling party has indicated they wish to block the CPP/PPP services. A prefix of '1' indicates the calling party wishes to block cellular calling party pays, a prefix of '3' indicates blocking of paging party pays is desired, and a prefix of '2' indicates that both should be blocked. As shown, step 510 checks the CPN ANI II for a prefix of '1' or '2', which is the test for a call made to a cellular provider NPA-NXX.
If at step 550 the SCP determines that the ANI II is not billable, or if the AN II was unavailable as determined in step 430, the SCP checks to see if the provider has a BSP/VM option at step 560. If so, the call is processed as depicted in FIG. 9. If not, the call is marked as non-billable at step 570. The SCP then determines at step 580 if the provider nevertheless wishes to play an announcement regarding CPP/PPP. This is referred to herein as Play Announcement Option 2. The call is then processed according to FIG. 6. Otherwise, the call is processed as shown in FIG. 8, which routes the call without playing any announcements.
If the AN II indicates the call's CPN is billable, billing is set to yes in step 590, and at step 600 the SCP determines whether the Play Announcement Option 1 is selected. Option 1 at step 600 is preferably always selected, otherwise, a calling party would be billed without any notification. Standard worded announcements for billable parties are pre-loaded in targeted tandem offices. The wording for these announcements is preferably:
Cellular Providers:
"Welcome to (provider's name). At the request of the cellular phone customer you are calling, charges of XX cents per minute to complete this call will be added to your phone bill. To continue, press one now. To avoid charges, hang up now. If you are calling from a rotary phone, please hold. Your call will be completed shortly. Normal usage rates apply."
Paging Providers:
"Welcome to (provider's name). At the request of the customer you are calling, a charge of XX cents will be made to your phone bill. To complete this page, press one now."
The wording may vary slightly based on customer preference and other considerations. Separate announcements are preferably for peak and off peak periods. Customized announcements are recorded, with up to two announcements per cellular provider, one peak announcement, one non-peak announcement and a generic free day announcement. There are preferably three generic price points for the BSP option and consequently, the provider can choose from one of these three announcements for this option. Voicemail and VIP PIN options have generic announcements.
The SCP determines which announcement to play at steps 610, 620 and 630. There are preferably up to three announcements per cellular provider, one for peak hours; one for off-peak hours, and one for a free period. Based on the announcement option selected, the SCP will send a Send_to_Resource TCAP message directing the tandem/SSP to play the appropriate announcement and to collect digits. The announcement informing the calling party that they will be billed for the call if they continue requires caller interaction: the entering of a '1'. The Send_to_Resource message contains at least the following parameters: ResourceType, AnswerIndicator, and StrParameterBlock. The StrParameterBlock includes an announcement ID indicating the appropriate announcement as follows:
Announcement ID
Announcement Verbiage
Please enter digits now
That entry is not valid
The person you are calling subscribes to Calling
Party Pays service. To complete this call for
a charge of XX cents per minute on your telephone
or bank credit card, press one. To avoid charges,
hang up now.
The person you are calling subscribes to Calling
Party Pays service which cannot be used at the
phone you are calling from. To Leave a message for
this person, press three and record your message at
the tone.
The person you are calling subscribes to Calling
Party Pays service. To complete this call for a
charge of XX cents per minute on your telephone or
bank credit card, press one. To leave a message for
this person, at no charge, press three and record
your message at the tone.
That choice is not available.
To complete this call for a charge of XX cents per
minute on your telephone or bank credit card, press
one. To avoid charges, hang up now.
To leave a message for this person, press three and
record your message at the tone.
To complete this call for a charge of XX cents per
minute on your telephone or bank credit card, press
one. To leave a message for this person, at no
charge, press three and record your message at
the tone.
The person your are calling subscribes to Calling
Party Pays service. Calling Party Pays has been
blocked by the owner of the phone number you are
calling from.
When the calling party enters a '1' or the timer expires, the SSP sends a Resource_Clear message to the SCP containing the parameters ClearCause and CollectedDigits. If the Resource_Clear message indicates that the announcement is unavailable, as shown in 870, then the record is marked as non-billable in step 880.
If the provider does not offer a PIN/billing override option as determined at step 640, the SCP determines if the customer entered a single digit at step 650, and if so, the call is processed as shown in FIG. 7. If the caller is using a rotary phone the call is processed via steps 660, 870, 890, and then in accordance with the steps shown in FIG. 8. The customer must hang up if they do not wish to be billed for the call. The call will then be disconnected as shown in step 670. If the caller does not enter a single digit, the process follows steps 660, 870, 890, and 900, resulting in an error condition. The result is termination of the call.
If the provider offers a PIN option, the SCP checks at step 680 to see if the caller has entered a '2', even though the announcement preferably does not indicate this as a valid entry. If a '2' was entered, a tone is played at step 690, and the PIN entry is validated as shown in steps 700 and 710. If valid, the call is processed as shown in steps 720, 730, and then as shown in FIG. 8. In steps 780 and 790, an announcement giving the caller an additional attempt to enter the PIN is played in the event a customer enters an invalid PIN (or other than four digits—see step 700). This announcement is generic and is shared by all cellular providers. If the customer does not enter a valid PIN the second time the call is terminated as shown in steps 750 and 760.
As shown in FIG. 7, if a digit other than '1' is received (step 820), the SCP will respond with another Send_to_Resource message and play a recording (step 830) giving the caller another chance to enter a '1'. This announcement is generic and is shared by all cellular providers. If the customer does not enter a digit, step 840 directs the process to step 850, which disconnects the call. If the Resource_Clear message doesn't contain a '1' the second time, step 860 directs the process to terminate the call at step 850. If the customer does enter a '1', the call is passed to FIG. 8.
The 'play announcement' options available to the customer allow the customer to select whether the announcement is played all of the time or not played if the call is non-billable. Option 1 or 2 or both may be selected. Option 1 indicates a message will be played if the CPN is available and the CPST is billable. As stated above, it is preferably always selected. Option 2 indicates a message will be played even though the CPST is non-billable, regardless of whether the CPN is available.
With reference to FIG. 8, the SCP determines if the NPA screening feature is on. This feature allows certain NPAs to be designated as nonbillable. Steps 910, 920 and 930 perform this function. After the NPA screening is performed, the SCP determines in step 940 the appropriate trunk over which to route the call. This determination is made based on the billing status and the BSP/VM status, in view of the preferences selected by the service provider. At step 950, the SCP sends an Analyze_Route TCAP response to the tandem/SSP. The Analyze_Route message contains at least the following parameters: CallingPartyID, Primary Trunk Group, AMALineNumber and AMAslpID. The route index will be populated on a table based on the originating point code of the call. The tandem then creates the appropriate billing record and routes the call as shown in steps 960 and 970.
With reference to FIG. 9, the SCP determines at step 980 which BSP/VM option is appropriate, and directs the tandem/SSP to play the announcement at step 990. The TCAP Send_to_Resource message and response are also used for BSP, VM or BSP/VM options, as well as the PIN option. The above-mentioned Send_to_Resource and Resource_Clear parameters are used in each case. The announcement wording for CPP with BSP option is preferably:
"The Party you have called has elected Calling Party Pays service. The charges for this call cannot be billed to the number from which you are calling. If you wish to bill this to a credit card, press '1', to leave a voicemail for this customer press '3'."
For providers only having one of the options, the preferred announcements are as follows: for BSP option only:
"The Party you have called has elected Calling Party Pays service. The charges for this call cannot be billed to the number from which you are calling. If you wish to bill this to a credit card, press '1'."
For voicemail option only:
"The Party you have called has elected Calling Party Pays service. The charges for this call cannot be billed to the number from which you are calling, to leave a voicemail for this customer press '3'."
If the caller has hung up, the call is disconnected as indicated in steps 1000 and 1010. Otherwise, the call is processed according to steps 1020, 1030 and 1040 if the caller has indicated a voice mail option, and the call is processed as described above with reference to FIG. 8. The call is processed according to steps 1020, 1050, 1060, and 1070 for routing in accordance with FIG. 8. The ANI II is set to '53' so that when the AMA record is generated at step 960, it will be clear that the call had been routed to the BSP. Recall that step 330 determines if the call is from a BSP, and if so, the call is simply routed, and no AMA record is generated at that time. Similarly, calls sent to voicemail should be coded as nonbillable, and the ANI II is set to '54' as shown in step 1030.
If the caller enters a digit other than 1 or 3, the entry is checked to see if it is a 2 at step 1080, and if so, is routed to the PIN processing section at step 680. If the entry is not a 2, the caller is given a second chance by replaying the message at step 990 after incrementing the try counter at step 1100. If the caller has already had a second chance, the call is processed via steps 1090, 1110, and is disconnected at step 1120.
Calls to the Billing Service Provider (BSP) will be sent with Feature Group C with the following format KP+I+10 digits (called number)+ST. The BSP will return the following over Feature Group D trunk: KP+II+ANI+ST; KP+10 digits+ST.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described herein. It is to be understood, of course, that changes and modifications may be made in the embodiment without departing from the true scope of the present invention, as defined by the appended claims.
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DEAR ABBY: When friends and family get together, the conversation often turns to the subject of health. They swap stories about the medications they may be taking and the lifestyle changes they're making to improve their health. They look to each other for support and tips to get through the flu or a nasty case of food poisoning, and rely on each other's experience to tackle challenges like quitting smoking, managing heart disease, diabetes, menopause or conquering insomnia.
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To help your readers support their loved ones through these health issues and many more, the FDA's Office of Women's Health and the GSA's Federal Citizen Information Center have created the free Friends and Family Health Kit. It contains more than 20 publications that are quick to read, easy to understand, and feature health care and prevention tips for women and their families.
Abby, thank you for letting your readers know about the Friends and Family Health Kit, and for sharing advice we can all use to better care for ourselves and for one another. MARSHA HENDERSON, FDA ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH
DEAR MARSHA: Your letter is timely because we are in the middle of Women's Health Week, which runs from May 12-18. I'm always glad to receive your health kits because they are constantly being updated to reflect the latest information.
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DEAR ABBY: I live in Alaska and have good friends I visit every summer on the East Coast. I have some acquaintances and former co-workers who live there, too. Many of them want me to visit when I come down. I have grown apart from these former friends and keep in touch only through occasional emails and Facebook.
Flying from Alaska to the East Coast is expensive and time-consuming. I really just want to rest and hang out with the friends I'll be staying with. Even when I avoid posting pictures of my vacation on Facebook until after the trip, I get comments or emails about me not stopping by or letting them know I was in town.
What's the polite way to tell these former co-workers and acquaintances that I don't want to spend my vacation time with them? Or should I just get over it and devote some time to them as well? TRYING TO BE POLITE IN ANCHORAGE
DEAR TRYING TO BE POLITE: If you have any desire to continue the relationships with your former co-workers and acquaintances, why not arrange to meet a group of them at an agreed-upon place one afternoon for a "reunion"? If you don't, then either ignore their comments or respond to the emails by saying you needed to rest, which is the reason you didn't socialize more during your vacation.
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I got nothing
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#3 May 15, 2013
1 reading this gave me a headache, and I got nobody to help me with it.
2 I get the same noise from my brothers when I visit my daughter. Tell them I go up to visit my daughter, thats where my focus is, and they are free to fly down and see me.
"The two baby belly, please!"
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#4 May 15, 2013
LW1: Due to the sequester, the FDA has turned to Dear Abby for advertising space. Stay tuned for other helpful health-related news.
LW2: Would it kill you to have dinner one night with these people? Frankly, I'm not sure why they'd want to hang out with you, you sound like a PITA.
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#5 May 15, 2013
L2: What Abby said. Plan one big get-together and whoever can make it can see you, whoever can't is SOL. And I can't believe that so many people would make such a big deal that you didn't run around and have lunch with every single person you ever knew.
"Where is Everyone?"
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L1: Skimmed it. PSA. Whatever.
L2: You wimp! Just tell them you get booked up when you're in town with your close family and friends and that next time why don't you organize one dinner where everyone can meet. Who doesn't like pizza and beer/wine? Cheap, you can chat and you can even bring the people you're staying with.
Saint Petersburg, FL
#7 May 15, 2013
I like the idea of just doing one big get together at a pizza place or a bar or something. I know we have some former co-workers that live out od town. If one of those people comes into town, they usually plan a happy hour (well, happy hours) for a night. An e-mail just goes out saying "joe schmo will be in town May 20 and would love to see everyone! We'll be down at the beach bar starting at 4. Hope to see you!" And there you have it....
"Where is Everyone?"
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#8 May 15, 2013
That's what we do for out-of-town folks. It works well both for friends and for family members.
Saint Petersburg, FL
#9 May 15, 2013
And it's good for the attendees, too, because it's probably some groups of friends/acquaintances that may not see each other too often even though they're in the same town. So they get to visit with each other, too!
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"acquaintances and former co-workers "
Ignore them completely. Unfriend them if they are immature annoyances.
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#11 May 15, 2013
I get the group gathering suggestion, but that works well in some places but not others. "East Coast" covers a lot of territory. Even if someone lives in NYC, they may be 90 minutes away from someone else in NYC.
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"DEAR ABBY: When friends and family get together, the conversation often turns to the subject of health. They swap stories about the medications they may be taking"
Who are these people? Retirment home residents? I don't know anyone like rhis person is describing.
Lw2: This dude is making more of a big deal about those fb comments than is warranted.Of course people who you kinda stay on contact arw gonna say you should have come to see them. But they don't care as much as you think. They're just being friendly. Just give lighthearted responses and get on with your life.
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The chiefs and people of the Asebu Traditional Area in the Central Region, on Saturday celebrated their annual Apayemkese Festival in grand style, as thousands of people trooped to the traditional capital, Asebu Amantsendo, to witness the grand durbar of chiefs.
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Some personalities from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where Okatakyi is a Lecturer, and chiefs from other traditional areas in the Central and Ashanti regions, also joined Okatakyi to mark his 10th Anniversary.
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Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, 2008 Convention People's Party (CPP) presidential candidate, called for peace among the people of Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) and the DCE of the area, adding that whatever affected the region affected him as a native of the Central Region.
An Education Fund dubbed "Okatakyi Amenfi Education Fund," launched by Prof. Nsiah Gyasi of the KNUST, received a boost when Mr. Anthony Christian Dadzie, AAK Member of Parliament (MP), donated GH¢1,000 to the fund, after Mrs. Gladys Asmah, former Takoradi MP, Nana Akuffo Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, and Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom had donated GH¢500 each.
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Chapter One - NadineMature
A story
Nadine had a cloud of red hair orbiting her pale face with the too-striking features, and a star-shaped earring. She wore weird bracelets, bits of thread all knotted up with a few slowly discoloring glass beads thrown in for good measure. Allen liked her. Not obsessive love-hate, or just plain indifference that he felt for most human beings. Nadine was okay, in the best possible way. Now she sat next to him, wearing a Joy Division t-shirt that was a men's size XXL, and so big that it swamped her. Her eyeliner made her look like a skull.
"She got what she deserved." Nadine told him, a lip-gloss shiny smile that sparkled with ice-cold revenge stretching her lips broadly. Allen nodded, his watery blue eyes fixed on the ground, focusing on a greyish blob of old chewing gum that resembled brain matter. He had scratches on his wrists, carved out by a certain someone's perfect sugar-frost talons. The sight of them filled him with a sickening sort of pride. Nadine reached out on fingertip, the bitten sliver of nail coated with black-green, iridescent nail-polish which was starting to flake away.
Allen normally hated casual touching, but Nadine was never invasive in her ways. He pulled a thick red and black wristband out of his pocket and pulled it onto his wrist, the left one where the scars were the worst. Nadine had a perfect bitemark on her shoulder, white and scabbed over, a purple-black bruise blossoming around it. He could see it under her bra-strap, when the shoulder of her t-shirt slipped down.
They sat on the wall in a comfortable silence for a few seconds, waiting for buses and cars to leave the school grounds. Eventually, Allen turned to Nadine, and in an even, pleasant tone, stated;
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Having covered a lot so far, I'll try and wrap up the rest of the Samsung's picture performance assessment as succinctly as possible. Starting with its black level response, which is good.
Crucially there's much less sign of the backlight inconsistency I noted on the preview sample of the cheaper Samsung UE46C7000 in my 3D TV: First Impressions feature. This is good news but it's particularly welcome where 3D is concerned, since seeing this essentially 2D distraction lying across the 'surface' of a 3D picture would have been very distracting.
I suspect that some of the reason for the UE55C8000's superior backlight uniformity has to do with its move to only having LED lights along the top and bottom edges of the screen. Not putting them down the sides as well clearly tackles the common problem of too much brightness in the corners of the picture, where the LED light paths would have had to cross over.
Rather less successful is the local dimming aspect of the edge LED lighting. Although it's a little cleverer than the similar system found on the LG 42LE7900, even at its lowest setting it can still cause some clear and distracting 'boxing' around bright image elements - as well as generally leaving the image looking slightly unstable. So personally, I'd say leave the feature turned off. This is a slight pity, since turning local dimming off does reduce the UE55C8000's general black level response a touch, leaving it looking merely good rather than great.
Nonetheless, the picture's brightness is spectacular - especially remarkable considering the screen only uses top and bottom LED lights. Colours are fearsomely intense too, yet aside from some slightly monotone peak reds, they're also extremely natural in tone and really subtle in blend.
Provided you avoid the set's noise reduction systems as much as possible, you'll also be seriously impressed by how sharp its pictures look when showing HD. And this sharpness holds good even during motion-packed action sequences thanks to Samsung's latest 200Hz processing.
The 200Hz engine is clean too, provided you only run it on its 'Clear' setting, reducing both the judder and blur commonly found to some degree with LCD TVs without generating nasty artefacts. I'd say the UE55C8000's motion talents prove a big help, moreover, in making its 3D pictures look clearer, cleaner and punchier than those of the preview UE46C7000 I assessed.
Samsung also continues to make huge improvements with its standard definition upscaling engine. If there were serious weaknesses in Samsung's upscaling engine, they'd stand out like a sore thumb on the UE55C8000's colossal screen. But actually its standard def pictures look clean, sharp and colour-rich to a degree few if any other king-sized TVs can match.
Really, the only significant annoyance I found with the UE55C8000's non-3D pictures concerns its viewing angle. For watching it from even as little as 35 degrees off axis can lead to a significant drop-off in black level response, and a marked increase in the screen's backlight inconsistency.
Focusing finally on the UE55C8000's audio, it's definitely an improvement on the pretty feeble efforts of Samsung's 2009 LCD/LED models. Though it's still only adequate rather than truly exciting.
So my first experience of a fully functioning 3D TV has come to an end - and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. In fact, were it not for the crosstalk issue, I'd be totally convinced that 3D is going to become as big in its own 'events-based' way as HD has. Even as it stands, I think it's got far more legs than I or many of my fellow journalists perhaps expected.
It remains to be seen how the UE55C8000's 3D abilities might compare with other brands of 3D TV. But my gut instinct is that they will actually hold up very well against other LCD and LED TVs, with Panasonic's imminent 3D plasma models probably likely to provide the toughest challenge.
Importantly, though, the UE55C8000 is also a stunningly attractive, feature-heavy star with non-3D footage. So provided you can swallow its price, it's a seriously impressive TV even if you only decide to use its 3D talents every now and then.
For a pricey unit like this they still expect you to spare the change on HiFi extras to make up for the poor audio now that is a surprise. I await the PS3 740P'ish 3D games on this big TV should be fun to truly see what 3D has to offer.
So you actually played games? With all that extra processing then, has Samsung managed to improve upon last year's input lag reduction? Or are you still not testing that?
I think the effects of Riyad leaving are already apparent, the most recent TV reviews have been shallow at best.
How does this compare to last year's B8000 model, which it replaces?
How does it compare to previous "10/10" LED sets such as the Sony X4500? If it's 9/10, I'm assuming it falls short, but where and how?
Where is this model placed in Samsung's line-up? Is this their cheapest or most expensive 3D LED TV or neither? (clue: there's a C7000 and C9000 series).
Is the Dynamic Edge lit LED technology worth recommending over standard Edge LED? How does it compare to real backlit LEDs?
etc etc. You can do better.
yup - mentioned input lag to the new editor in my welcome to him. AM still on a 34 " CRT Trinitron here for gaming. Every milisecond counts (hugs my g9x mouse)
samsung PS50C7000
please review asap as this is like only £1300
or samsung PS63C7000 is like only £2300
Yeah its not a full review if you do not Quote/Test input lag.
Regarding HDMI v1.4
I see that you state this is required to utilise the 3d features of the TV correctly. However I have an AV (Sony ES range) amplifier that only has 1.2 / 1.3 (not quite sure) ports. Does that mean that if I put a "3D source" of any kind through my amplifier I am going to have issues ?
I'm not that keen on 3d in the first place, so if I'm caught having to replace a £700 amp too then it will be a long time before I upgrade.
Finally a small point. Many of us will be buying TV's more for 2d than 3d for a long time yet. Perhaps you could separate the "picture quality" score into 2d and 3d elements in future ?
One of the main reasons a lot of people will jump onto the 3D wagon is due to gaming. Why is'nt there never any mention of input lag in these reviews?...I'm planning on buying PS3/xbox soon or link up my PC to one of these TV's - paying between 1 to 3k we need to know if games are playable surely?
Okay guys, we get the picture. We'll look into the issue and see what we can come up with.
@Gaurav Sharma: Not sure what you're on about, this is as in-depth as any other TV review we've done. Also, you're very much missing the point of, well, reviews if you think a 9/10 now makes this a worse TV than one that got 10/10 some time ago. Times change, products move on and so do our goalposts - a couple of years ago you'd be happy with at least one HDMI, now we expect at least three.
@AJ: I can't see us adding 2d and 3d image quality as we've got enough scores for TVs already. Scores are for quick reference and you should read the actual review to understand the subtleties.
@john mortimer: We'll be looking at the full range as soon as possible.
Did I just read Ed making a promise to consider the introduction of input lag figures?!
Hell has frozen over!
This is a lovely set and I'm drooling, I have to admit. But it is not exactly cheap (even allowing for the street price being lower and, one day, falling lower than that). My question: as someone who has no interest in 3D whatsoever - I've tried it enough times, really - how much extra is my wallet being penalised for a capability that is completely unwanted? Or, to put it another way (and what I'd like TR reviews to factor in), how much would/should it cost if it were just a 2D TV? I mean, is this thing worth the price just as a 2D TV?
@Metalex: Apparently so. ;)
@Ripsnorter: The premium for 3D capability is actually quite small so far as I'm aware - in the region of a £200 - £300. This is because 3D in this form is essentially nothing more than a fast framerate and a pair of glasses. However, as is often the case, the latest technology is being introduced to the top end hardware first so it's still going to be expensive. I'm not sure about Samsung's products off the top of my head but I do know that Panasonic will be releasing TVs that are identical to the 3D sets just without 3D so we'll be able to see for certain when they arrive.
I am so annoyed that when they came up with the 3D standard, they didn't think to standardise the interface between the telly and the active glasses. You just know you're going to have to put up with extortionately priced glasses from the manufacturers, which will put off people from buying into the new technology. And to make them a separate purchase is simply taking the Mickey.
I got to demo one of these 3D tellies in John Lewis today. They were playing Monsters vs Aliens 3D and well, there were some good moments for sure but much of the film (the vast majority) was very flat with little inkling of the extra depth 3D can bring to a film. That said the out of the screen moments were pretty cool.
The active shutter glasses were far more comfortable and much lighter than expected. It's hard to see where that £100+ goes build quality wise. They had rechargeable glasses that you tethered to a charging point (presumably on the telly somewhere) and non-rechargeable kinds. The glasses lowered the overall scene brightness considerably, as did they reduce sharpness to a not too insignificant degree. The TV really was very sharp though - lovely picture for standard 2D as well as a decent enough pic (with the glasses on) for 3D. The Samsung 3D Blu-ray drive was an extra £350. Anyone wanting to swap this TV for my -cough- Kuro, well, just leave your details here and I'll get back to you (pronto!).
AJ - unfortunately you will need a new amp with HDMI 1.4 to support the 3D side of pictures, as well as a new Blu ray player and a new TV of course. Definitely not a cheap upgrade. Onkyo have just released their latest refresh of their AV line that support HDMI 1.4.
Thanks @Red
I guess that's me out of the "new TV" race for a long time then. Although I take it I will still be able to update my TV sometime in the future with my present Amp if I'm not bothered about 3D.
HDMI being a moving standard is really one of the HiFi companies worst ideas ever. It's also hugely confusing and your average bloke on the street doesn't even know about it at all. Even looking at the Sony website today for their present top of the range amps it does not tell you what versions the HDMI ports support. The fact it isn't software upgradeable is just the icing on the cake.
The only bright side to this is that 3D in the home is pointless and I don't for 1 second feel the need to buy a TV with it. Sitting around in a darkened room, 5ft from a 55" screen with sunglasses on is a good idea ? I think not.
@AJ The amp might work with 3D. HDMI1.4 has the same bandwidth and data transfer speeds as 1.3. The only thing the amp would not be able to pass-through are the new flags which tell the TV when a 3D mode is being transmitted. It just might be a case of you needing to select (on the TV) which 3D mode the blu-ray player is putting out. Much like manually adjusting aspect ratio.
Jopey has a point I think - there is some debate as to whether current HDMI 1.3 amps will be able to passthrough an HDMI 1.4 signal, maybe by bypassing any amp video processing etc. For example, on my Denon AVR-2310 it's possible to switch off video conversion, which means that the HDMI signal is basically untouched from source to TV.
Red, don't forget that a firmware update is coming for the PS3 which will enable it to play 3D Blu-Ray. The PS3 isn't HDMI 1.4, so obviously some form of 3D is possible with earlier versions of HDMI. Moreover, current Sky HD boxes, which also do not have HDMI 1.4, will support Sky 3D broadcasts. However, I have no idea whether there will be a noticeable decrease in picture quality when using equipment with older HDMI ports. Maybe someone from TR with first-hand experience can answer this question.
AJ, jopey & Metalex - sorry should say I gave an unqualified & over-simplified answer since I was thinking of in-receiver processing and not simple passthrough. It gets complicated where AV receivers are concerned so please forgive the perhaps less than helpful response AJ, I was going by bare specs rather than any experience or thought for how you could find a workaround. Just assumed it would double up bandwidth requirements, more like 4K would than simple 2K extended (as with revisions of 1.3xx)? Should say I don't know about the tech side really. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Thanks everyone. I actually suspected this may be the case.
Interesting to hear that the PS3 has an update coming out (from a curiosity point of view). As stated above I'm really not interested in the 3D, but just peeved off that at some point in the future I can see myself having to buy a new amp just to upgrade the ports. Still that's a long way off yet.
And to begin with HDMI seemed such a good idea too :-(
HDMI simplifying things? Yeah, didn't it just? ;) Now some are saying DisplayPort offers a better deal since (unlike HDMI) it's royalty free.
Hi guys,
I'm new to your community and because I did my homework before purchasing a 55" C8000 I am now, after 3 weeks of ownership and day and night (how much of night only my wife knows ) testing and ENJOYING in the position to express myself to the public.
First of all my location is Bellevue WA, USA (this is near Seattle); second, I must tell you that I was in the market for a 55" 240 Hz LED to replace my 42" Plasma screen.
Because I'm a Samsung fan I first looked for a Samsung, but… Surprise, the only 2010 set to fit my needs is a 3D. It has never crossed my mind to go for a 3D before that. So… Go back home and do your homework for 3D. I found out that there is a Samsung (the only 3D on the market) named C7000, but if I'll wait for seven more days I could get the C8000, much nicer better features, bla, bla, bla…
I started to look up the differences and realized it makes a whole lot of sense to wait.
The deal was a price match at the most up scaled specialty store and I got it for 2799 + the 3D Blue Ray player for 399 and the "starter kit" consisting of two pairs of active glasses and the only 3D available movie for free. You will have to add the tax of 9,5% to the package.
Because I have a high tech wiring inside the wall consisting of all you might want to hook up to your screen but two years ago's technology I thought that my HDMI (1.3) will do. WRONG!!! I didn't! And the reason why that happened is that 1.3 has no wire on pin 19.
1.4 has!!! This explains also why all devices able to get an update for 3D are able to do so. The hard upgrade is in the cable and not the device itself.
All these devices have pin 19 hooked up "for future use". I hope it does make sense. Don't get me wrong, everything works fine, but the 3D coming from the Player.
Back to the TV! It's a great piece of technology to own. And the reason for me not waiting for the competition to come up with their stuff was simple the fact that Samsung is the only company to do 2d to 3D conversion.
The 3D from the Player and the 3D disk is fabulous. The rest of HD content, no matter where it comes from (we have over 200 channels in HD), satellite or Blue Ray will show deepness depending of the type of content. Wearing glasses is no issue due to the fact that they are extremely light.
Watching in 3D is an event and not the common way to watch TV. One thing I noticed after testing a lot: You will have to change settings for 3D out of 2D comparing to watching in 2D. It was a little bit annoying before finding the best settings ever for the best results ever, but now it's only fun.
I would say go with Samsung for this conversion feature or you will spend too much for the limited content available to watch in 3D with a different brand. BTW, 46" is nothing compared to 55".
Have fun!
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Free buffet breakfast is offered each morning. This hotel serves as home to a restaurant, which has garden views and specializes in international cuisine, along with a pub. Satisfy your hunger from the comfort of your room with room service.
Scandic Silkeborg's 117 rooms provide safes, phones, and desks. Flat-screen TVs come with satellite channels and pay movies, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Hair dryers are also included.
At Scandic Silkeborg, guests enjoy an indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a sauna. If you decide to drive, there's free parking. The 24-hour front desk has staff standing by to help with dry cleaning/laundry, tours or tickets, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this family-friendly hotel include free WiFi in public areas, 8 meeting rooms, and a business center.
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This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measure 6295 square feet (585 square meters). This family-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and an arcade/game room. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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