leichter@lrw.com (Jerry Leichter) (02/11/91)
A friend of mine has a phone number in 914 738 (Pelham, NY). This exchange (or at least his phone!) has a property I've never run into before: If you dial it and no one answers, after about 10 rings you get a "beep", and then the line goes silent. No, he does not have an answering machine, or any other device that would attempt to answer the phone. Has anyone ever run into this kind of thing elsewhere? Jerry [Cute answering machine message of the day: "Hi. This is the microwave oven. The answering machine is on strike. Leave a message, and I'll do the best I can."]
wah@zach.fit.edu (Bill Huttig) (02/13/91)
In article <74417@bu.edu.bu.edu> leichter@lrw.com (Jerry Leichter) writes: >Has anyone ever run into this kind of thing elsewhere? Yes, It happens after about 20 rings to 919 595 Walkertown NC. The local Phone company there is Centel. What is the local company where your call gets timed out?