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From: dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com (David Tamkin)
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Subject: Re: Fun With ANI
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Date: 17 Jul 90 15:19:00 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 493, Message 5 of 9


John Higdon wrote in volume 10, issue 491:

| An OTC pharmacutical company is sponsoring something called "Pollen
| Trak".  Based on the ANI data obtained in real time you are given,
| supposedly, the correct report.  It gives me a Sacramento area report;
| that's hardly useful since San Jose is somewhat outside Sacramento's
| geographic sphere of influence.

| If you wish to play, the number is 800 325-5374.  Be warned, however,
| that the way I found out about this was from a news story that talked
| about people complaining against the junk calls and mail generated by
| the scooped up ANI.

Culy trurious.  I've heard Benadryl's commercials for the Pollen Trak
line but never called until after reading Mr. Igdonhay's submission.
Surely ANI is delivered to all 800 numbers, yet it asked me to key in
my own area code and telephone number.  That's preferable to ANI, for
one might call from one place but seek an allergen report for another
(say, where a relative lives, or somewhere one plans to travel).

I dialed twice to try my Chicago and Park Ridge numbers; for both a
report came from meters at Grant Hospital in Chicago (no data from
Lutheran General in Park Ridge?) ... for YESTERDAY.  Useful, huh?

| I used one of my Telebit lines to make the call.  If they call back
| they will have to log in!

If they call me they'll get an impassive voice mail service and their
message will be interrupted with the delete key within seconds.


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