bnelson@CCB.BBN.COM (Barry Nelson) (02/23/88)
Okay, so we think it's 1 700 555 2121 or 4141 or 1212. Well, I tried a few random combinations and it appears that 1 700 555 xxxx will get me a recording thanking me for selecting a particular carrier (where x is any digit 0-9). -barry
ole@CSLI.STANFORD.EDU (Ole Jacobsen) (02/26/88)
The 700-555-xxxx works if you prefix it with 10xxx too, that is try ALL your available Equal Access carriers and hear ALL the different recordings. If you've got AT&T as your default, you can get the MCI recording by dialling 10222 700-555-4141, for instance. There was some speculation that when the "Choose-your-default-carrier" wars died down, we would see a lot of ads for "try us on a case-by-case basis" using 10xxx. I don't see much evidence of this happening. The 10xxx is still a little known feature, billing is real strange (often delayed by months on your BOC bill), and the carriers are confused. The other day I got a call from a curious carrier who had noticed that I was using them on and off, informing me that I could sign up and stop "testing" their service. When I explained that I was not "testing" their service he appeared quite perplexed. I've found that 10xxx is wonderful when certain prefixes block or you can't get through using the default carrier. "America, The Land of CHOICE, everything from the type of bread in your sandwich to your long distance carrier...." Ole "Med Televerket inn i fremtiden"
jpederse@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (John Pedersen) (02/26/88)
In article <8802260130.AA09450@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> bnelson@CCB.BBN.COM (Barry Nelson) writes:
I just tried a few of these numbers on our companys long distance carrier and
got a recording that said "Your call can not be completed as dialed. Please
check the number and try again or call your customer service representative
at 1-800-444-4444. Z3??"
I think we are using MCI but can't tell for sure
--
John.Pedersen@Wichita.NCR.COM
NCR Engineering & Manufacturing
EMC Engineering Wichita KS
318-688-8837py21%sdcc12@UCSD.EDU (Akkana) (03/04/88)
In article <8802281957.AA17753@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, ole@CSLI.STANFORD.EDU (Ole Jacobsen) writes: > happening. The 10xxx is still a little known feature, billing is real > strange (often delayed by months on your BOC bill), and the carriers Interesting -- I didn't have any trouble getting this info from PacBell when I signed up for service here in San Diego (surprising after dealing with ConTel in New Mexico, who said "Equal Access? What's that? You must mean three-way calling, here's a brochure describing that feature"). When I said I wasn't sure what carrier I wanted (not having had experience with any but Sprint and AT&T, both of whom I was pretty sure I didn't want), she told me that I could put off specifying the carrier and use 10xxx dialing in the meantime. A list of carriers arrived in the mail two days later. I haven't noticed any delay on 10xxx billing here, either (at least on the MCI calls). > are confused. The other day I got a call from a curious carrier who > had noticed that I was using them on and off, informing me that I > could sign up and stop "testing" their service. When I explained that > I was not "testing" their service he appeared quite perplexed. There do seem to be billing problems -- someone from Allnet keeps calling my number asking why we've been using their service without subscribing and apparently wanting to tell us to stop (I think, but they haven't managed to catch me at home yet). Perhaps all they want to do is solicit my subscription to get me to stop "testing". I may subscribe service anyway, since it's the only one I've found so far which has decent line quality (Sprint used to be really good before equal access, but now I can't even understand voices on it -- I hear other people on the line more loudly than I do the person who is supposed to be calling me on Sprint). -- ...Akkana LaboratoryForBiologicalDynamicsAndTheoreticalMedicine, UCSD akkana%brain@ucsd.edu ihnp4!lanl!brain.ucsd.edu!akkana "I think I'll take a walk. Hmm, wonder where this wire goes?" -- Max Headroom
tom@rabbit1.UUCP (Tom Donohue) (03/05/88)
In article <8802281957.AA17753@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, ole@CSLI.STANFORD.EDU (Ole Jacobsen) writes: > There was some speculation that when the "Choose-your-default-carrier" > wars died down, we would see a lot of ads for "try us on a > case-by-case basis" using 10xxx. I live in the Philadelphia 'burbs. Bell of PA enclosed a flyer in my most recent bill urging me to prefix my calls to nearby Southern New Jersey towns with 10BPA to save $$ compared to AT&T rates. (I never call South Jersey, so I assume my neighbors received this flyer too). -- -- tom ...!{allegra,caip,ihnp4,rutgers}!cbmvax!hutch!tom
dzoey@UMD5.UMD.EDU (Joe Herman) (03/07/88)
From article <982@sdcc12.ucsd.EDU>, by py21%sdcc12@UCSD.EDU (Akkana): > > In article <8802281957.AA17753@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, ole@CSLI.STANFORD.EDU (Ole Jacobsen) writes: >> happening. The 10xxx is still a little known feature, billing is real >> strange (often delayed by months on your BOC bill), and the carriers > > Interesting -- I didn't have any trouble getting this info from PacBell > when I signed up for service here in San Diego.... 10XXX dialing still seems to be an unknown feature to many BOC personnel. When I moved into my new appartment, I called C & P customer service and asked them for a list of long distance companies and their access codes. When I asked about 10XXX dialing, I was told that I could have a list of long distance companies and their custom service numbers, but I would have to call each company and get the access number from them. I have a feeling that they want you to call the companies so that you can set up a billing account. They also told me there is a $5 dollar surcharge to switch default long distance companies. Well, since I thought that 10XXX was public information, I called the Maryland Public Service Commision. They were absolutely no help. They had never heard of 10XXX numbers. At least before the breakup, Ma Bell was consistant. JoeH. dzoey@terminus.umd.edu P.S. Thank you to whoever reposted the 10XXX list. -- "Everything is wonderful until you know something about it."
shs@VANHALEN.RUTGERS.EDU (S. H. Schwartz) (03/09/88)
In article <435@rabbit1.UUCP> tom@rabbit1.UUCP (Tom Donohue) writes: > >I live in the Philadelphia 'burbs. Bell of PA enclosed a >flyer in my most recent bill urging me to prefix my calls >to nearby Southern New Jersey towns with 10BPA to save $$ >compared to AT&T rates. (I never call South Jersey, so I >assume my neighbors received this flyer too). New Jersey Bell (local carrier) has converse service from SW NJ to Phillie and NE NJ to NYC: prefix with 10NJB. -- *** QUESTION AUTHORITIES *** Rashi, Rif, Maharal... S. H. Schwartz (201) 846-9185 shs@paul.rutgers.edu (201) 932-4714 ...rutgers!paul.rutgers.edu!shs
dupuy@WESTEND.COLUMBIA.EDU (Alexander Dupuy) (03/10/88)
In article <435@rabbit1.UUCP> tom@rabbit1.UUCP (Tom Donohue) writes: > >I live in the Philadelphia 'burbs. Bell of PA enclosed a >flyer in my most recent bill urging me to prefix my calls >to nearby Southern New Jersey towns with 10BPA to save $$ >compared to AT&T rates. New Jersey Bell has a similar campaign ("Dial 10-NJB") here in NYC, encouraging people making calls to Jersey to save over AT&T rates. If we only had equal access, my roommates (whose parents live in Trenton and Princeton) would probably give it a try. @alex inet: dupuy@columbia.edu uucp: ...!rutgers!columbia!dupuy
mende@PORTHOS.RUTGERS.EDU (Bob Mende pie) (03/13/88)
In article <5400@columbia.edu> dupuy@WESTEND.COLUMBIA.EDU (Alexander Dupuy) writes: > New Jersey Bell has a similar campaign ("Dial 10-NJB") here in NYC, > encouraging people making calls to Jersey to save over AT&T rates. If > we only had equal access, my roommates (whose parents live in Trenton > and Princeton) would probably give it a try. No ... the 10NJB only works to a few parts of NJ. From NY they only work the surrounding counties. You cant use it in any many counties (morris and middlesex come to mind). I assume that somthing similar works for PA area. /bob -- mende@rutgers.edu {...}!rutgers!mende mende@zodiac.bitnet YOW!! The land of the rising SONY!!
dwl@mtunf.att.COM (Dave Levenson) (03/15/88)
In article <5400@columbia.edu>, dupuy@WESTEND.COLUMBIA.EDU (Alexander Dupuy) writes: > New Jersey Bell has a similar campaign ("Dial 10-NJB") here in NYC, > encouraging people making calls to Jersey to save over AT&T rates. If > we only had equal access, my roommates (whose parents live in Trenton > and Princeton) would probably give it a try. New Jersey Bell is not permitted to handle calls between NYC and Princeton or Trenton. Both are inter-lata calls. The 10-NJB stuff only works between NYC and a few counties of Northern NJ. I think it includes Hudson, Essex, Bergen, Union, and Passaic Counties. I know it does not allow us to call NYC from Somerset County (we're 30 miles from NYC).