Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Tue, 21 May 91 15:58:38 +22323328 From: irvin@northstar105.dartmouth.edu Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Two Phone Numbers, FYI Reply-To: irvin@northstar.dartmouth.edu Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest 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 387, Message 11 of 11 Lines: 44 In TELECOM Digest V11 #384, Mark Becker writes: > In article 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. I live on the VT/NH border (603) and got the pollen count for Boston. Not so far off for me, I guess. A bit unrealistic to think that they would have info for Hanover, NH. > 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. I did this also, tried a local number to see if it was our campus switch, and tried a LD number (don't tell anyone). Both sounded like a connection was being attempted, but then the audio sounded like it was cut off, so I was unable to tell what happened. > Interesting. I thought so too. Tim Irvin [Moderator's Note: From Chicago just now I got the dial tone, dialed 0 for the operator and waited a couple seconds. I heard a click, and a recorded message came on saying 'if you would like to make a call, please hang up now; then dial again, or ask your operator for assist- ance.' Then it clicked again, and disconnected me. PAT]