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Subject: Re: How Do I Avoid Satellite Connections
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Date: 7 Dec 89 07:45:54 GMT
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> I know it's in the wrong direction, but I believe you can  use country code
> 89, instead of 1, to reach the US from the UK  via the transatlantic cable.
> Using country code 1 just picks the next channel to the US whilst 89 avoids
> the satellite.
 
I tried this last night using both BT and Mercury and it didn't work
(I actually called a number in Canada, but I guess that shouldn't have
made a difference).  Maybe now that the number has been 'discovered',
BT has changed it to some other unused country code.
 
Mike Warrington