Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!agate!apple!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: glaser@starch.enet.dec.com (Steve Glaser SHR1-3/E29 DTN 237-2586) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: RE: NNX-0000 Message-ID: Date: 17 Jul 89 10:52:00 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 31 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 242, message 9 of 10 In article Kent writes: >Why are NNX-0000 (I hope I have the N's and X's straight) numbers so >rare? Some of us live in systems that still allow 4 or 5 digit dialing. NNX-0000 would not be dialable as 4 digits as that would get you the operator. I am served by the (508) 838 prefix (Berlin, MA) and only need 4 digits. The next town over (Clinton) needs 5 digits. Real fun switch. We get lots of wrong numbers. Equal access -- what's that?We cet a choice of AT&T or AT&T. Touch Tone -- what's that? Custom calling -- you've got to be kidding? Hunt group -- has to be contiguous numbers, to add a line to our hunt group we have to change our phone number or convince the other guy to change his. Also, about 10% of the time dialing long distance gets us an operator asking what number we're dialing FROM. What's really amazing to me is that we get pretty good data service. We used to have a problem when it rained but they fixed the local loop. It was bad enough that voice service was unusable so we had no problem convincing then to fix it. It's real fun talking to the salesfolk from NET when they try to sell you custom calling and such. We're not even on any of their schedules. Confuses the daylights out of them. Steve Glaser Digital Equipment (508) 838-2121 [home] (508) 841-2586 [work]