lagasse@biomed.UUCP (Robert C. Lagasse) (09/25/85)
Since the phone stuff is deregulated, it seems that there must be a standardization of several of the telephone functions. My questi85 15:39:09 GMT References: <433@aero.UUCP> Lines: 28 Nf-ID: #R:aero:-43300:prism:7700014:000:1342 Nf-From: prism!matt Sep 24 10:57:00 1985 > /* Written 4:37 pm Sep 19, 1985 by pwv@vax1 in prism:net.micro.pc */ > > > From: sinclair@aero.ARPA (William S. Sinclair) > > Is there any way we can put pressure on them to improve their service? > > I wish. > > /* End of text from prism:net.micro.pc */ Sure there is - stop buying their buggy, substandard, virtually unsupported pro
ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (09/27/85)
> Since the phone stuff is deregulated, it seems that there must be a > standardization of several of the telephone functions. My question > is,..........is there a common method to have a phone ringback as a ringer > test. I have installed several phones for friends lately, and the only way > to test ringer function is to have them call a friend and explain what is > going on. This ringback business used to be a deep dark secret that > installers would guard with their lives. Is it still a secret, or is there > a formula to follow which uses the local phone #? I am in Boston, area code > 617. Thanks > In this area there is a set of magic numbers that vary from exchange to exchange. The deal is you dial XXX-NNNN where XXX is the magic number and NNNN is the last four digits of your telephone number. You then get a dial tone back. Flash the switchhook and you get a medium pitched tone, hang up and the phone will ring. Interesting side effect. When I was testing an answering machine, I was doing the ringback thing alot. After a whole evening of doing this, my phone suddenly got flagged "out of order" and I couldn't use it until the next day when someone at the co reset the line (they still sent someone out to the house). -Ron