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From: Jack.Winslade@f666.n285.z1.fidonet.org (Jack Winslade)
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Subject: Re: Fun With ANI
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Date: 20 Jul 90 22:36:31 GMT
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In a message of <17 Jul 90 02:48:10>, John Higdon (200:30102/2) writes:

 >An OTC pharmacutical company is sponsoring something called "Pollen
 >Trak" ... You call the number and you get a pollen report for your
 >area. Based on the ANI data obtained in real time ...

I've determined that it depends on the specific prefix from which you
are calling if you will or will not be prompted for your number.  This
morning I tried that number from work, 559 prefix in midtown Omaha,
newer ESS, not sure exactly which type.  After hearing (ring)
(supervise) (ring), I received a recording '... we are sorry, the
pollen count is not available for your ZIP {sic} code'.

I tried it again from home this evening, 895 prefix in west Omaha, an
aging 1A ESS (I think).  Again I got (ring) (supervise) (ring), but
was prompted for my phone number.  I entered a valid Omaha number and
was then told no pollen count was available.  I tried again using a
valid NYC area number -- I was SURE they had data for that city -- but
again, not available.  I tried the third time using a valid Chicago
number and it worked.

I guess the conclusion is that some of the older ESS machines do not
give on-the-fly calling number ID to those 800 services.
 
Comments ??
 
Good Day!        JSW

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