nobody@nowhere.nothing (01/20/89)
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In article <106@yamnet.UUCP>, gn@yamnet.UUCP (Greg Noel) writes:
> The service provided you with up to three phone numbers, all
> ringing on the same phone but with different "rings".
>
> What parts of the country is the service is available in?
New Jersey Bell is going to offer this service starting in the early
part of 1989 - I think in April (from what I remember reading in the
newspaper)
Bill Mitchell
[Moderator's Note: Bill Mitchell is with Bellcore. I am sorry that his
network address got scrambled before it reached me. P. Townson]johnl@ima.ima.isc.com (John R. Levine) (01/22/89)
In article <106@yamnet.UUCP>, gn@yamnet.UUCP (Greg Noel) writes: > The service provided you with up to three phone numbers, all > ringing on the same phone but with different "rings". ... > I got here to LA, and [I couldn't get it] In the western part of L.A. GTE used to allow you to order both halves of a two-party party line which provides the same sort of service. It used to be popular when two people were living in sin and didn't want people to know about it. ("Who is that guy answering your phone at 7:30 in the morning?") You might try asking to see if that's still possible. Two-party service is usually cheaper than private line, so even with both halves it's not much more than a regular private line. -- John R. Levine, Segue Software, POB 349, Cambridge MA 02238, +1 617 492 3869 { bbn | spdcc | decvax | harvard | yale }!ima!johnl, Levine@YALE.something You're never too old to have a happy childhood.