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From: mgrant@MIMSY.UMD.EDU (Michael Grant)
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Subject: Re:  special dial codes for cellular phones?
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Date: Wed, 29-Apr-87 22:11:30 EDT
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As I recal from a recent roaming experience in the Boston area, you dial
911 to get to the state police.  You also get charged for this call.
In the Balt/DC area, 911 from a cell phone is free.

There is usually a *nnn (where nnn is the frequency of some local radio
station without the decimal) that is a free call.  You call it to tell the
DJ about accidents or congestion, and in return, they put in a plug for
the local cellular system.  I believe it's *1050 in Boston, in DC it'
*955.

*511 in Balt/DC gets you to the local roamer port.  *811 or *611 get you
customer care.  *394 in DC/Balt gets you a FYI, (For Your Info) recording
about the cell system.

Everything I'v mentioned here is for Cellular 1.  I havn't used the wireline
services enough to have gathered this kind of info.

-Mike