halliday@cc.ubc.ca (laura halliday) (08/21/89)
I thought I'd try and see what happened with some west coast area codes and 234-5678, and the results are: (604) 234-5678 is blocked at the tandem, never getting to the 234 exchange (206) 234-5678 is a non-working number at Boeing Aircraft (503) 234-5678 rang, but nobody answered (415) 234-5678 has been changed to another number (408) 234-5678 clicked and told me the person I wanted was out of the service area, after saying something about GTE MobileNet in San Francisco (818) 234-5678 said my call couldn't be completed, and referred me to an 800 number for assistance (213) 234-5678 rang, with no answer (619) 234-5678 is a law firm in San Diego Apologies for those whose area codes I missed. ...laura
clements@bbn.com (Bob Clements) (08/22/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0314m03@vector.dallas.tx.us> halliday@cc.ubc.ca (laura halliday) writes: |I thought I'd try and see what happened with some west coast area codes |and 234-5678, and the results are: |[list of victims deleted] |Apologies for those whose area codes I missed. No apologies to the people you bothered with these annoyance calls for your own amusement? /Rcc
boottrax@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Boot Trax) (08/24/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0315m09@vector.dallas.tx.us> Bob Clements <clements@ bbn.com> writes: >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 315, message 9 of 11 >In article <telecom-v09i0314m03@vector.dallas.tx.us> halliday@cc.ubc.ca (laura >halliday) writes: >|I thought I'd try and see what happened with some west coast area codes >|and 234-5678, and the results are: >|[list of victims deleted] >|Apologies for those whose area codes I missed. >No apologies to the people you bothered with these annoyance calls for your >own amusement? >/Rcc I don't think apologies are in order. I receive hundreds of calls a year with promotional computer survey devices and telemarketing firms calling me and wasting my time. Telephones are a public service and should be used as such. (( boottrax@csd4.csd.uwm.edu )) My opinions are my own, but blame anyone else)) )) "Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make (( (( anarchy and disruption you trademarks, cause as much chaos & disruption )) )) as possible, but don't le tthem take you alive" - Sid Vicious ((