Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: More ANI Fun! Message-ID: <10601@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 8 Aug 90 15:44:57 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: bill@eedsp.gatech.edu Organization: Home for Homeless Homing Pigeons Lines: 40 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 551, Message 5 of 13 In article <10562@accuvax.nwu.edu> John Cowan writes: >Well, I tried the 800-666-6258 ANI demonstration number in several >different ways. [first two ways deleted] >3) I then dialed 9-0 for the New York Telephone operator, who put the >call through. The report was 212-555-5555, so apparently the ANI was >defeated in that case. >4) I then dialed 9-0 again and asked for the AT&T operator, who told >me that she couldn't put through a call to a non-AT&T 800 number. (As >others have stated, the 800-666 prefix is owned by MCI.) Two noteworthy items from when I tried to call the number on Sunday, Aug. 5: 1) The local Southern Bell operator said she cannot (will not?) dial to 800 numbers. I assume they are just allowed to complete inter- LATA calls. The SoBell operator said that I should dial 10288+00 to get the AT&T operator to assist. 2) Same outcome here as John, AT&T operator tried the number and we got an intercept that said that "Your number cannot be completed as dialed." AT&T operator said that they are unable to complete calls to non-AT&T 800 providers. Seems that ANI-defeat schemes which involve going through either the BOC or AT&T operator won't work in this neck of the woods. Anyone got a POTS number for SoBell operator in Atlanta? Bill Berbenich Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: ...!{backbones}!gatech!eedsp!bill Internet: bill@eedsp.gatech.edu