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"Terry" wrote in message ... I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. Just post the number, we'll call you |
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Terry wrote:
I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. use your cell phone to call your home phone. Or have a neighbor call you. Or ask the operator to call you. |
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:39:44 -0500, Terry
wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. BR-549! (Honest as the Day is Long Junior Samples) http://youtube.com/watch?v=FeDX6ESys...elated&search= |
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"Terry" wrote in message ... I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. Just post a "free car" ad on craigslist with your # in it. |
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Terry, that number was unique to local exchanges. The same number
did not work universally and differed from place to place. You might stop at a local phone truck, but I'm not sure they will share the number with you. -- ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) "Terry" wrote in message ... I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. |
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He's not. There are millions of us.
"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message ... Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. Are you the last person on earth without a cell phone you could call your home phone from? G Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone
number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. |
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Terry wrote:
I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. Are you the last person on earth without a cell phone you could call your home phone from? G Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:39:44 -0500, Terry
wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. We used to have that here (it was probably intended for calling on a party line). It went away when the new ESS exchange was added. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. Got a wireless (cellular) phone? That's how I do it. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "DISCLAIMER If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will demonstrate." |
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:39:44 -0500, Terry wrote:
I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. It depends on where you live. See: http://www.tech-faq.com/ringback-number.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringback_number Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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call it with your cell phone. Don't have one? Borrow one.
s "Terry" wrote in message ... I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. |
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Well, with me make that 3, anyway.
"k" wrote in message ... He's not. There are millions of us. "Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message ... Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. Are you the last person on earth without a cell phone you could call your home phone from? G Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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Also, does anyone know the number for finding out what the number is
of the phone one is using? Few phones have the phone number on them anymore. I'm glad you stared this thread. Thanks, Don. My area code isn't there, but I'll try the common ones as suggested. On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:39:44 -0500, Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring.\ 1197 But that was one city 45 years ago. Maybe 1191 somewhere else, but still 45 years ago. When I dial my own number, I get a busy signal. Except when I had an internet answering machine, Buzme, so I had forward on busy, and then it would ring Buzme and I could get my messages. Barely related: The clerk at the supermarket gave me a four digit number which I could use in place of a 10-digit number for those damn price reductions that require cards. I've forgotten it, but she also said that any 10-digit number will work, so I just make one up. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. In the electronics ng, I tried to find out how to make one of my fax machines call the other, without using the phone system. I didnt' want to tie up my phone line. It turns out to be really hard, even if you buy a tone generator etc.. |
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SteveB wrote:
"k" wrote in message ... He's not. There are millions of us. I lost mine about three months ago, and I don't miss it one bit. Steve That was yours? It sure came in handy on that long trip I just came back from! Thanks! -- aem sends... |
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:51:18 -0400, mm wrote:
Also, does anyone know the number for finding out what the number is of the phone one is using? Few phones have the phone number on them anymore. I used to know these numbers. I simply ask the installer and he tells me. But then I don't remember them. One of the long distance companies has a toll-free number that identifies the number. All I recall is it had a lot of repeating numbers. Wait. I just tried 958. It identified itself as Bell Atlantic and then read me my phone number. The one that I do remember is xxx-xxx-9901. At least in some switches around here that will identify the name of the switch and possibly its location (at least with respect that the name is often based on its location). Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:39:44 -0500, Terry wrote:
I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. Here's a web page that will do this for you: http://www.phonemyphone.com/ It's main purpose is to schedule a call so you can escape boring meetings or end sucky dates early. But it also has the option to call now. The newsgroup that is best to ask these telephone questions is comp.home.automation. Those guys are really into this stuff. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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Also, does anyone know the number for finding out what the number is of the phone one is using? 1-800-444-4444 |
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On Mar 25, 7:39*pm, Terry wrote:
I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. *My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. My parents used to hassle me if I wanted to go out but didn't have a good reason or destination. Sometimes I was just going to find out where my friends were hanging out. Way before cell phones... I used to ring my phone back, answer it, and act like I was talking to a friend. When I hung up, I'd say something like "Going bowling with Russ" or "Greg needs help on his car" and off I'd go...more or less with their blessing. |
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Jeff Wisnia wrote in
: Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. Are you the last person on earth without a cell phone you could call your home phone from? G Jeff I'm #4 I hate em. 5x the cost of a landline and 1/10 the quality and reliability. I still have one from when I tried it in 2000. I keep it in the car even though I have no service. It still works. I can dial 911 if needed. |
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"k" wrote in message ... He's not. There are millions of us. I lost mine about three months ago, and I don't miss it one bit. Steve |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:23:50 -0000, Red Green wrote:
Jeff Wisnia wrote in Are you the last person on earth without a cell phone you could call your home phone from? G I hate em. 5x the cost of a landline and 1/10 the quality and reliability. There are plenty of people without cell phones. They will tend to be older. They will tend to be male. In my case I don't own a car. I'm either next to my office phone, or my home phone, or on public transportation (or my bicycle) where I don't want to make or take a call. And for the rare occasion of coordinating a meeting with someone, it is a rather high expense. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:01:43 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote: On Mar 25, 7:39*pm, Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. *My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. My parents used to hassle me if I wanted to go out but didn't have a good reason or destination. Sometimes I was just going to find out where my friends were hanging out. Way before cell phones... I used to ring my phone back, answer it, and act like I was talking to a friend. When I hung up, I'd say something like "Going bowling with Russ" or "Greg needs help on his car" and off I'd go...more or less with their blessing. Dad, you never told me about this before. Do Grampa and Gramma know? I'm sure I won't have to go to that much trouble to go out for the night, right, if you don't want them to find out. |
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Mar 25, 7:39 pm, Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. My parents used to hassle me if I wanted to go out but didn't have a good reason or destination. Sometimes I was just going to find out where my friends were hanging out. Way before cell phones... I used to ring my phone back, answer it, and act like I was talking to a friend. When I hung up, I'd say something like "Going bowling with Russ" or "Greg needs help on his car" and off I'd go...more or less with their blessing. Did anybody else, in the pre-ESS days, ever deliberately call a busy number (like your own), and then have conversations with other people doing the same thing? Back then, the busy signal for each switch came from a common source, and you could, sort of, talk between beeps. We called it the 'beep line', and their was much mourning when the electronic switches made it go away. Remember, this was small town, pre internet, pre chatline, pre-blog, pre-chatroom, pre cellphone, pre CB radio, etc. If you couldn't drive, and it was too far to walk and too crappy out to ride a bike, you took your social contact where you could find it. Yeah, we were pathetic. -- aem sends... |
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In article
, Jim Redelfs wrote: Most digital switching systems implement [ringback] in a very simple way: dial your own number! That does not, and never has, worked for ringing-back your own line. It did when I was a kid. My brother and I used to do it. My father would answer, and then become furious when no one was there. (****ing off dad without getting the heat for it rated 5 stars on the amusement scale.) |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:19:41 -0400, mm
wrote: On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:54:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Also, does anyone know the number for finding out what the number is of the phone one is using? 1-800-444-4444 Hey, that works great. And since it's provided by MCI and not a local phone company, it probably works for everyone in the USA (and Canada). This will be great when I'm delivering groceries. There are a lot of hot-looking chicks on my route, and and I can ask to borrow the phone and find out their number. Then I can give the number to my friend Pete, and he can call them and pretend her father gave him her number. He'll do the same for me. Just kidding. I don't deliver groceries. I think there is a law against having a hot looking chick route, without actually having a job. |
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Jim Redelfs wrote:
In article , (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote: It has other purposes too, but yes it works for party lines (of which there are virtually none left today?). I'm sure there are a few party lines still in service somewhere, probably in very small, rural exchanges. I doubt it. As you noted in your discussion, it is not economical, and hasn't been since the 1980s. Most digital switching systems implement [ringback] in a very simple way: dial your own number! That does not, and never has, worked for ringing-back your own line. Trust that that is not the case; it is indeed very common. For example, Nortel DMS systems implement it that way. With my ESS service, including No Solicitation and Voice Messaging Service, dialing-back my own number invokes the No Solicitation intercept and then proceeds to VMS. Yours is different; but that doesn't change the fact that most digital switching systems implement reverting call in that way. ANI (Automatic Number Identification) was implemented in numerous ways over the years. The old, three-digit "958" probably doesn't work anywhere anymore. My memory is foggy on that, but wasn't 958 a Wire Chief's line on the CO's 2-wire board? I'm fuzzy on some of that because in Alaska we were virtually 100% digital by the mid-1980's, and at that time the US in general was only about 33% digital. So it has been more than just a couple decades since I've seen a Step office, for example. Following The Divestiture (1984) and competition, it was changed to a 7-digit number, the last four of which were changed quarterly to prevent usage by non-telco personnel, particularly competitors. Different LECs invented different policy. For example, the damnedest on I can remember is a private network (within the Oil Industry) where they chose to have *all* of the test numbers utilize the extra 4 digits from a 4x4 keypad that are not on a 3x4 keypad. If I remember right, they are commonly called 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'D'. But with a DMS-200 if one enters "907852AAAA", it doesn't dial it. I don't remember now what the offset was, but something like starting at 'K' instead of 'A'. It was annoying. With the PSTN we could have Carrier Relations simply tell them that was unacceptable, change it or else. But on a private network, they could do as they wished. Today, even the 7-digit ANI is all but gone. Instead, a technician calls a toll-free number that connects to a voice-responding testing system that reads-back the line number at the very least. With the proliferation of Caller ID and wireless service, the need to provide telco-based ANI and ringback is all but gone. True. -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
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On Mar 26, 12:07 am, Smitty Two wrote:
In article , Jim Redelfs wrote: Most digital switching systems implement [ringback] in a very simple way: dial your own number! That does not, and never has, worked for ringing-back your own line. It did when I was a kid. Ditto. Party line and private line. I'd get a busy signal, hang up, and the phone would ring. Dad...? I'm stupid, not crazy. But for little sisters midway between cycles waiting for a call from a older boy... nnnn... wait for it.... Priceless! I wrote that... still in court... ----- - gpsman |
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:03:58 -0400, Don Wiss
wrote: On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:23:50 -0000, Red Green wrote: Jeff Wisnia wrote in Are you the last person on earth without a cell phone you could call your home phone from? G I hate em. 5x the cost of a landline and 1/10 the quality and reliability. There are plenty of people without cell phones. They will tend to be older. They will tend to be male. In my case I don't own a car. I'm either next to my office phone, or my home phone, or on public transportation (or my bicycle) where I don't want to make or take a call. And for the rare occasion of coordinating a meeting with someone, it is a rather high expense. A voice of reason! I resisted getting a pager for many of these reasons: I'm near a computer most hours of the day, so why pay $30+ a month just to be bothered at others' whim? The only time I really like the pager is when I'm traveling, and that's not very often (but I will be traveling quite a bit later in the year...). |
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:50:19 GMT, KLS wrote:
A voice of reason! I resisted getting a pager for many of these reasons: I'm near a computer most hours of the day, so why pay $30+ a month just to be bothered at others' whim? The only time I really like the pager is when I'm traveling, and that's not very often (but I will be traveling quite a bit later in the year...). When I'm traveling I cut myself completely off. No telephone calls. No e-mail. The only electronics I carry is my camera. I do leave an itinerary behind. So if something important happens, e.g. a death in the family, I can be reached. This is, of course, personal travel. You may be referring to business travel. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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I hate em. 5x the cost of a landline and 1/10 the quality and reliability. I still have one from when I tried it in 2000. I keep it in the car even though I have no service. It still works. I can dial 911 if needed.- Hide quoted text - analog service is ending, if its a old analog phone it may not work when you need it the most:( |
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On Mar 25, 11:03*pm, Don Wiss wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:23:50 -0000, Red Green wrote: Jeff Wisnia wrote in Are you the last person on earth without a cell phone you could call your home phone from? G I hate em. 5x the cost of a landline and 1/10 the quality and reliability. There are plenty of people without cell phones. They will tend to be older.. They will tend to be male. In my case I don't own a car. I'm either next to my office phone, or my home phone, or on public transportation (or my bicycle) where I don't want to make or take a call. And for the rare occasion of coordinating a meeting with someone, it is a rather high expense. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). They will tend to be older We will all tend to be older...hopefully. |
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On Mar 25, 11:26*pm, aemeijers wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote: On Mar 25, 7:39 pm, Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. *My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. My parents used to hassle me if I wanted to go out but didn't have a good reason or destination. Sometimes I was just going to find out where my friends were hanging out. *Way before cell phones... I used to ring my phone back, answer it, and act like I was talking to a friend. When I hung up, I'd say something like "Going bowling with Russ" or "Greg needs help on his car" and off I'd go...more or less with their blessing. Did anybody else, in the pre-ESS days, ever deliberately call a busy number (like your own), and then have conversations with other people doing the same thing? Back then, the busy signal for each switch came from a common source, and you could, sort of, talk between beeps. We called it the 'beep line', and their was much mourning when the electronic switches made it go away. Remember, this was small town, pre internet, pre chatline, pre-blog, pre-chatroom, pre cellphone, pre CB radio, etc. If you couldn't drive, and it was too far to walk and too crappy out to ride a bike, you took your social contact where you could find it. Yeah, we were pathetic. -- aem sends...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How did you arrange these "beep talk sessions"? Did people just hang around listening to busy signals hoping someone else joined the party? "We were pathetic" might be the understatement of the year! g |
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On Mar 25, 11:25*pm, DerbySon01 wrote:
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:01:43 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03 wrote: On Mar 25, 7:39*pm, Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. *My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. My parents used to hassle me if I wanted to go out but didn't have a good reason or destination. Sometimes I was just going to find out where my friends were hanging out. *Way before cell phones... I used to ring my phone back, answer it, and act like I was talking to a friend. When I hung up, I'd say something like "Going bowling with Russ" or "Greg needs help on his car" and off I'd go...more or less with their blessing. Dad, you never told me about this before. Do Grampa and Gramma know? I'm sure I won't have to go to that much trouble to go out for the night, right, if you don't want them to find out.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Go ahead and tell Grampa and Gramma, you little snot faced brat. I think you'll find that adults stick together, especially when they see a kid trying to usurp the authority of their parents. Let me know how that works out for you. |
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
.... Did anybody else, in the pre-ESS days, ever deliberately call a busy number (like your own), and then have conversations with other people doing the same thing? Back then, the busy signal for each switch came from a common source, and you could, sort of, talk between beeps. ... How did you arrange these "beep talk sessions"? Did people just hang around listening to busy signals hoping someone else joined the party? "We were pathetic" might be the understatement of the year! g We just cranked the handled and "Central" picked up and would plug us onto the line--normally whether they were already talking or not... :) And, of course, w/ the party line, all you had to do was pick up and join in almost any time... :) -- |
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Mar 25, 11:26 pm, aemeijers wrote: DerbyDad03 wrote: On Mar 25, 7:39 pm, Terry wrote: I can remember when I was a kid that you could dial a 4 digit phone number and hang up and your phone would ring. I am having trouble with an AT&T cordless phone. My standard phone works fine, but the cordless won't ring. I would like to be able to make my phone ring to test it by plugging it into another phone outlet. My parents used to hassle me if I wanted to go out but didn't have a good reason or destination. Sometimes I was just going to find out where my friends were hanging out. Way before cell phones... I used to ring my phone back, answer it, and act like I was talking to a friend. When I hung up, I'd say something like "Going bowling with Russ" or "Greg needs help on his car" and off I'd go...more or less with their blessing. Did anybody else, in the pre-ESS days, ever deliberately call a busy number (like your own), and then have conversations with other people doing the same thing? Back then, the busy signal for each switch came from a common source, and you could, sort of, talk between beeps. We called it the 'beep line', and their was much mourning when the electronic switches made it go away. Remember, this was small town, pre internet, pre chatline, pre-blog, pre-chatroom, pre cellphone, pre CB radio, etc. If you couldn't drive, and it was too far to walk and too crappy out to ride a bike, you took your social contact where you could find it. Yeah, we were pathetic. -- aem sends...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How did you arrange these "beep talk sessions"? Did people just hang around listening to busy signals hoping someone else joined the party? "We were pathetic" might be the understatement of the year! g This worked best on old step offices (Stroger) since busy tone was delivered to groups of 8 lines. The tone level dropped as each new recipient was added, so it was easier to talk over it. You all called the same busy number at the same time to end up on the same tone source. The "feature" didn't last long in college towns. It caused all circuit busy for all 100 numbers in that group, ie: the busy target was 555-1234, when 8 calls were setting on busy, the rest of 555-1200 to 555-1299 couldn't receive calls. Easy fix, busy tone was raised 20db, eight pairs of resistors dropped it back to normal. That put 40 db loss between each busy. Soldering resistors was a welcome break from replacing relay contacts, washing the racks and floors, for the new guy in 1968 ;-) -- larry/dallas |
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On Mar 26, 10:30*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: That's MCI computer, but it does give the number you're using. Thank you. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus *www.lds.org . wrote in message ... Also, does anyone know the number for finding out what the number is of the phone one is using? 1-800-444-4444 Unless you're behind an office phone system (or whatever the technical term for that is). I just tried it from my office and it returned the main number for the complex, even though you can direct dial into my phone. |
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