dean@truevision.com (Dean Riddlebarger) (11/09/90)
Which carrier "owns" the 878 exchange for 800 service? [Hint: I already know it's not AT&T.] On a larger scale, does anyone have the latest list of 800 exchange assignments? Thanks. Dean Riddlebarger Truevision, Inc. [317] 841-0332 dean@truevision.com uunet!epicb!dean
DREUBEN@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Douglas Scott Reuben) (11/12/90)
[In response to Dean Riddlebarger's question as to what company owns 800-878...] Dean- I think it is Allnet. I called 800-878-9970 (-99xx is USUALLY not used in many 800 prefixes), and heard the recording saying that the number was not in service. Normally, I can tell from the message which company operates the 800 prefix, especially if it is Sprint or MCI. They seem to use the same voices and styles of recordings for their 800 services as they do for their regular long distance service. This time, I wasn't sure, but fortunately they had a number to call for Customer Service. A call to the number resulted in "You have reached Allnet customer service...". So the company that provides the actual LD service is probably Allnet; I'm not sure if Allnet "owns" that prefix or just services it for some call- aggregator (for lack of a better term) type outfit that deals in 800 numbers...(ARE there such things?) It took a really long time to connect, and my switch (1ESS) didn't "click" for about seven seconds after I dialed the last digit of the 800 number, which is usually a good indicator that you are not using an AT&T 800 number. (AT&T 800's "click" right away - the "other" ones seem to take a lot longer just to get out of my local switch...). Hope this helps ! Doug dreuben@eagle.wesleyan.edu drueben@wesleyan.bitnet