Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!PIC.UCLA.EDU!jimmy From: jimmy@PIC.UCLA.EDU Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Your call did not go through... Message-ID: <11820@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Date: 30 Apr 88 04:47:11 GMT References: <3250@phri.UUCP> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: denwa!jimmy@seismo.CSS.GOV (Jim Gottlieb) Organization: UCLA Program In Computing Lines: 22 Summary: AT&T in KC Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu In article <3250@phri.UUCP> roy%phri@UUNET.UU.NET (Roy Smith) writes: > > I just called Sun's service center and got the usual "dial 1 for [...] > > 1) What handles the "dial 1 for .." call redirection? Is it done >at the CO or by the customers own PBX equipment? It is done by AT&T in Kansas City. The call routing information is then sent back to your local tandem office and a new call is set up. > 2) What does the "212 4T" mean? Is there some universal code for 212 is the area code. 4T is the number of the tandem switch. > 3) Why is the "da Da DAH!" always so loud? It has to be loud enough to be heard by the equipment (not your ears) that it is meant for. ...Jim Gottlieb