Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 14 May 91 10:54:24 GMT From: David E. Sheafer Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: *-Prefixed Calls on Cellular Phones: Uniformly Coded? Free? Message-ID: Organization: Merrimack College, No. Andover, MA Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 360, Message 8 of 11 Lines: 49 In article , irvin@northstar105. dartmouth.edu writes: > In TELECOM Digest V11 #347, Mark Seiden writes: >> I am curious (yellow) about * prefixed calls on cellular phones. >> Has anyone got a list? Are they uniform across service providers? (fat >> chance) ... I noticed that some of the California providers have >> traffic information lines, etc. These are the * prefixed numbers for NYNEX Mobile in New England (MA,RI and southern NH) and the appropriate charges: *18 follow-me-roaming activation No Charge # *19 Follow-me-roaming deactivation No Charge *33 Celtics Hotline Usage Rates *37 StockQuote Usage Rates *44 WVBF-FM Call to Report Traffic No Charge *63 WPRO-AM Call to Report Trafffic in Rhode island No Charge *64 (*NH) NH State Police No Charge *68 WRKO-AM Talkline No Charge *76 WBSM-AM New Bedford Traffic Conditions No Charge *77 (*SP) MA State Police No Charge *82 AAA Emergency Usage Rates *88 Time Usage Rates *92 WPRO-FM Call to Report traffic in Rhode Island No Charge *99 Weather Usage Rates *850 WHDH-AM Call to Report Traffic or News No Charge 411 Directory Assistance Usage Rates ## 611 Nynex Customer Service No Charge # In certain instances the host cellular service carrier may charge a daily activation fee for Follow-Me-Roaming activation. ## Plus New England Telephone Directory Assistance and Transport Charges. Listed features and Charges are provided fo NYNEX Mobile Access Numbers. David E. Sheafer internet: nin15b0b@merrimack.edu or uucp: samsung!hubdub!nin15b0b GEnie: D.SHEAFER Cleveland Freenet: ap345