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Date: Tue, 21 May 91 00:36:42 EDT
From: Mark Becker <mbeck@ai.mit.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Two Phone Numbers, FYI
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In article <telecom11.382.13@eecs.nwu.edu> TELECOM Moderator notes:

> I just knew you would want to update your Roladex file with these two
> entries:

> For the pollen count in your area  -- 1-800-962-1234
> (plus an advertisement for an allergy medication)

For grins, I dialled this number and pressed 2 (pollen count in my
area).

I live in the Boston area (617).  The pollen count returned was for
the New York/New Jersey area.

When the playback completed, I was presented with dialtone.  But it
was not local dialtone (audio characteristics are different).  And I
could break the dialtone by pressing a button.

Interesting.


Regards,

Mark Becker   Internet: mbeck@ai.mit.edu