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From: "Michael P. Deignan" <mpd@anomaly.sbs.com>
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Subject: Re: More ANI Fun!  (Not Fun From a/c 913)
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Date: 11 Aug 90 00:28:44 GMT
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In article <10582@accuvax.nwu.edu>  HUFF@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu 
(Steve Huff, U. of Kansas, Lawrence) writes:

>Tonight I finally got a chance to play with the ANI number.  And guess
>what - it didn't work!  I dialed 1 800 666 6258 several times, and
>received the same response: no ring but a connection is made, sounds
>far away (or could be MCI to next door - identical sound quality).

>Did the number die?  Or could it be that it doesn't like a/c 913?

I've experienced something similar.

My carrier is US Sprint. When I dial the number, I get some "clicks"
(which I presume is my call being switched onto a LD Trunk of some
sort...) and then ... nothing ... Dead air. I've even waited up to 60
seconds to see if it would take that long to finish the connection.


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