telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) (04/18/89)
I seem to be on a lot of interesting telecom industry mailing lists;, and two recent mailings are worth describing here. Unfortunatly, one of the two has now gotten away from me and I cannot tell you the complete address for that firm. Both arrived about a month ago, but the digest was too full at the time to include any additional messages. 1. US West Business Resources, Inc., through the Brokerage Services Division, 5095 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80216 offers an interesting bulletin from time to time describing what is in stock. They seem to have literally hundreds, maybe thousands of different types of phone equipment, including very specialized phones with multiple lines; headsets; speakerphones; various signalling devices; intercoms; you name it. Lots of AT&T/Bell System stuff from years past. Dials, both rotary and touchtone; cords of various colors/lengths for handsets; terminal blocks; more. The catalog is free, and the last one I received was about 100-125 xeroxed pages stapled together. I guess they might send you a copy if you indicated you were reselling that stuff/consulting with business clients. Phone 1-800-247-3630. 2. The other catalog of interest was from the 'Hello' people in California. And that is the one I unfortunatly lost sometime in the last week or so. They offered a number of interesting devices including headsets, answering machines and assorted telephone related electronics. Someone posted a message here about them three months ago or so, and shortly thereafter I got their nifty little catalog. I have looked *everywhere* for it; my bedroom; bathroom; under my desk where I am always finding old printouts and unanswered letters; at my other office, etc. No where to be found. Maybe whoever posted the original message about them will post it again; and when they do, I urge you all to get on the mailing list for that one also. 'Hello Direct' is the name which sticks in my mind. San Fransisco or environs is the location, I think. Patrick Townson
wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil (Will Martin -- AMXAL-RI) (04/18/89)
HELLO DIRECT 2346 Bering Drive San Jose, CA 95131-9749 (*) 1-800-HI-HELLO (800-444-3556) Local phone: (408)435-1990 Fax: (408)435-1993 (*) Strange thing: This is the 9-digit ZIP on their business-reply-mail card to ask for a catalog. In their catalog, the address is the same, but the 9-digit ZIP is "95131-1121". I suppose one is wrong, but don't know which one. The catalog is Spring '89, the card is also recent. Regards, Will
Kenneth_R_Jongsma@cup.portal.com (04/18/89)
Pat... Hello Direct is the company name. Their number is 1-800-HI-HELLO. (Seriously! Don't blame me, I dislike names for numbers. AT&T used to discourage that when they controlled the yellow pages. Takes forever to dial such numbers.) [Moderator's Note: In any event people, *do* call and get on their mailing list. Their catalog is full of neat phone equipment. And tell them I am sorry I lost my copy. PT]
brent@gatech.edu (Brent) (04/22/89)
I've dealt with Hello Direct and was impressed. The people who answer
the phone are very knowlegable. I tried to get a headset for a NT P-phone.
They shipped one out, but the NT is a strange beast and it didn't work. I
shipped it back, they promptly credited my bill, wrote a letter appologizing
that it didn't work, and enclosed a coupon for 10% off my next order to make
up for the hassle. Good show.
brent laminack (gatech!itm!brent)