roy@cs.umn.edu> (08/02/90)
6675%mneuxg@uunet.uu.net (U.K. Tony) writes: > NY Tel now will block at no charge: > 550 - Group Bridging/Chat Lines > 970 - Adult Services > 550,700,900,and970 combination ^^^ The only 700 numbers I've heard of are the recordings to identify your long-distance carrier. What's the logic behind blocking these? Are there other 700 services that charge? Roy M. Silvernail | #include <stdio.h> | Does virtual now available at: | main(){ | reality need cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu | float x=1; | swap space? (cyberspace... be here!)| printf("Just my $%.2f.\n",x/50);} | -- me [Moderator's Note: Yes, indeed! A couple of the OCC's use 700 in the same way local telcos and AT&T use 900 service. There's a couple of party-line conferences on there; AT&T has an automated conference call system operating there (user personally can establish conference with up to a couple-dozen [more?] people with no need for operator intervention); one of the OCC's has some phone-sex on a 700 line. PT]
John Higdon <john@bovine.ati.com> (08/03/90)
"Roy M. Silvernail" <cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu> writes: > The only 700 numbers I've heard of are the recordings to identify your > long-distance carrier. What's the logic behind blocking these? Are > there other 700 services that charge? 700 numbers are the antithesis of 800 numbers. While an 800 number call is always routed over a particular carrier depending on the prefix dialed, a 700 call can go to different places for the same number depending on the LD carrier SELECTED. The "check your default carrier" is a perfect example. The number "700 555-4141" goes to a different place depending on what carrier is selected by the caller. If you don't select a carrier, then it goes default -- and the recording provided by the particular carrier will tell you where you ended up. If you prefix that number with a 10XXX code, you will get the recording for the carrier you selected. Calls to 700 numbers can be free, or charged at a rate determined by the carrier. If you don't have an account with a particular carrier, then you will be "casual billed" in the same manner as if you had dialed any call preceded by 10XXX. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@bovine.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o !
bmr@ihuxz.att.com (Bryan M Richardson) (08/04/90)
>[Moderator's Note: Yes, indeed! A couple of the OCC's use 700 in the >same way local telcos and AT&T use 900 service. There's a couple of >party-line conferences on there; AT&T has an automated conference call >system operating there (user personally can establish conference with >up to a couple-dozen [more?] people with no need for operator >intervention);... ... PT] Alliance Teleconferencing can accomodate up to 60 legs for a single conference. This is reached via 0+700, either through TSPS or OSPS, so is somewhat different that 1+800 or 1+900. Blocking still might be important, as the costs per port on the teleconferencing bridge are non-zero ($0.25/min/port + usual LD charges for each leg seems to ring a bell, but I can't be sure). Bryan Richardson AT&T Bell Laboratories