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Subject: Re: 950-1088
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Date: Fri, 15-Aug-86 11:41:50 EDT
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950-1088 was indeed the feature group B access number for SBS.  Now I
can't figure out what it is.  When MCI took over SBS' customers, they
sent us all MCI cards, which work on MCI's number, 950-1022.  They
also said that 950-1088 would continue to work for a month or so.
That was two months ago.  Now, 950-1088 still answers, but neither my
SBS number nor my MCI number work for making calls -- I always get a
recording saying that the number is bad.

Any ideas?  Here's a hint -- SBS had you dial your code and the
desired number, without pause.  MCI has you dial 0+number, wait for
tone, then your 14-digit charge number which is in the same format as
a telco calling card but not the same number.  I get the message after
dialing about 7 digits (SBS numbers were of varying lengths, but
usually 7 or 10 digits.)  Perhaps 1088 is now just for SBS'
auto-collect service, in which the caller dials a code number and it
calls the phone number associated with the code and bills the
recipient.

John Levine, ima!johnl or Levine@YALE.EDU