Dave Levenson <dave%westmark@uunet.uu.net> (01/03/90)
Right on schedule, 1/2/90, our shiny new area code began working in
Central New Jersey. I forget when it's supposed to become mandatory,
but folks who choose to use it can now call us on 908. Others can
still use 201.
Dave Levenson Voice: (201 | 908) 647 0900
Westmark, Inc. Internet: dave@westmark.uu.net
Warren, NJ, USA UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave
[The Man in the Mooney] AT&T Mail: !westmark!daveSeth Zirin <shz@packard.att.com> (01/03/90)
In article <2530@accuvax.nwu.edu> dave%westmark@uunet.uu.net (Dave Levenson) writes: >Right on schedule, 1/2/90, our shiny new area code began working in >Central New Jersey. I forget when it's supposed to become mandatory, >but folks who choose to use it can now call us on 908. Others can >still use 201. Not in the areas served by United Telephone. Those people are lucky when 201 works!
"Louis J. Judice 04-Jan-1990 0842" <judice@sulaco.enet.dec.com> (01/04/90)
> re: message indicating that in United Telecom areas, A/C 908 is not > working yet. Another problem is that many PBX's are programmed to reject area codes (to reduce phone abuse). Since public knowledge of 908 is virtually non-existant, most system administrators have not turned 908 on yet. Incidentally, while on a 411 call to get a number from NJ Bell information I asked "is the 908 area code working fully now?" - and got the response "what are you talking about, there is NO 908 area code here in my list"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO KIDDING! Lou Judice Digital Equipment (908/201) 562-4103
tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook) (01/04/90)
When the new area code in Illinois arrived last fall, Illinois Bell had a nationwide WATS number that you could call which would prompt you to dial a 3 digit prefix, and then tell you whether or not it was in the new area code. Is there any service like this for the new 908 code? Any other way of finding out some exact definitions of the area it covers? I need to update my mailing list at the office, and also a list that I use to cross reference the first three digits of a postal Zip Code to the telephone area code. Tad Cook tad@ssc.UUCP
tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook) (01/08/90)
I tried calling 908 from my office (served by GTE in WA state) and got nowhere. Also my Sprint line at home will not accept 908 calls. I have the Bellcore letter announcing 908, but it seems to have a LONG period of permissive dialling...til June 1991! When I called GTE about it, they claimed that there was NO 908 area code. When I read the Bellcore letter, I was passed to a supervisor who claimed that New Jersey Bell had decided not to implement it "just yet"! Tad Cook tad@ssc.UUCP
bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (System Administrator) (01/16/90)
In-Reply-To: message from tad@ssc.UUCP > I tried calling 908 from my office (served by GTE in WA state) and got > nowhere. Also my Sprint line at home will not accept 908 calls. I > have the Bellcore letter announcing 908, but it seems to have a LONG > period of permissive dialling...til June 1991! > When I called GTE about it, they claimed that there was NO 908 area > code. When I read the Bellcore letter, I was passed to a supervisor > who claimed that New Jersey Bell had decided not to implement it "just > yet"! Yes, I also tried to dial several NJ numbers using 908 instead of 201 and got nothing but a fast busy. I guess that indicates that it's not hooked up at this time. Where is the split happening anyway? Is the northern part of 201 becoming 908 or is it another area? Bob _____________ Pro-Graphics BBS 201/469-0049 ______________ InterNet: bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com | ProLine: bobl@pro-graphics UUCP: ..crash!pro-graphics!bobl | CServe: 70347,2344 ARPA/DDN: ..crash!pro-graphics!bobl@nosc.mil | Amer. Online: Graphics3D Raven Enterprises - 25 Raven Ave. Piscataway, NJ 08854