muoto%castor.usc.edu@usc.edu (Olivetti) (08/30/89)
Recently I was using a payphone and wanted a friend to call me back. Unfortunately, as is sometimes the case, the payphones number was no where to be found. I tried to get it from the operator but it seems phone companies will not tell you (under pain of death) what phone number you are calling from. Later on I found that dialing 311 usually spits it out at you but it doesn't seem to work on all phones. I wonder if anyone knows a sure fast way of getting the phone to give you this privilaged information why they are so set on keepingcompany to give you this "privilaged information" and why they are so intent on keeping it from you. Oliver "Vetti" Muoto | Phone: (213) 734-3020 Center for Laser Studies, DRB 17 | FAX : (213) 743-2193 University of Southern California | Mail : muoto@castor.usc.edu Los Angeles, CA 90089-1112 |
sr16+@andrew.cmu.edu (Seth Benjamin Rothenberg) (09/12/89)
In New York City, there is a special sequence of numbers you can dial to reach a computer which will do various things for you if you know the codes to enter. Among them are: Read back the number you called from Call you back (it keeps calling until you keep it off the hook for a while) etc. I don't know if it is still in use, and I have not seen it work in any other area, so I won't confuse anyone by mentioning it. -Seth