I found a rather interesting article describing the state of AT&T's conversion to MF sending by operators as of January 1949. Apparently, MF service first...
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Joseph Singer
thekiltedguy
Feb 2, 2011 12:31 am
... I think it mattered where you were how an operator handled your call. I lived near Portland, Maine and when I asked for a number that was not local the...
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elmercat
Feb 11, 2011 12:30 am
Undoubtedly, you're already familiar with the song and video "Telephone" by Stefani Germanotta and Beyonce Knowles. Well, here's the song made into a different...
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elmercat
Feb 11, 2011 3:43 pm
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oopFoWzsGGs From: "kevin.dodman ... Elmer's philosophical reply: A sign of the times is that telephones are now viewed more...
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elmercat
Feb 11, 2011 3:48 pm
... Sorry, I put the wrong link in the previous message. Here's the correct link to the official video with the glamorous telephone headgear: ...
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Sklar, Robert
sklarbob
Feb 11, 2011 4:11 pm
BEechwood 4-5789. I always DID wonder whose phone number that was. It's probably a lucky thing they didn't include the area code. No obviously phony 555-...
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elmercat
Feb 11, 2011 4:49 pm
From: kevin.dodman ... tone... ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQBQMklZ1aM That is adorable, Kevin! Thank you for sharing it. Unlike Beyonce Knowles, she ...
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elmercat
Feb 11, 2011 4:53 pm
... I don't know about "lucky". It meant that people would be dialing 234-5789 and asking for a date in EVERY area code! ... I used to do that too sometimes,...
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elmercat
Feb 11, 2011 5:51 pm
And yet another ironic example: Last night I found someone's cell phone in a mens restroom of the huge building I work in. Years ago, a public address or...
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Joseph Singer
thekiltedguy
Feb 11, 2011 9:14 pm
... I wonder if 867-5309 works in any area code? :) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Singer, Seattle, Washington USA ...
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elmercat
Feb 11, 2011 11:04 pm
... If you run "Reverse Lookup", it's an unpublished number in many area codes, but not New York City! I'll just stop there and leave it for y'all to try: (Ma...
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elmercat
Feb 12, 2011 10:35 pm
Thanks to Kevin, Paul and Ian for mentioning the "Busy Line" song and the "Hello Girls" TV show. I couldn't resist mashing it up with some sounds from the...
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elmercat
Feb 13, 2011 1:42 am
... and by request, here is the corresponding YouTube video, which features the "Hello Girls" opening sequence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kykhUnraKkw ...
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Carl Litt
carl_litt
Feb 13, 2011 8:30 am
Actually, someone did have 212-867-5309 and back in 2004 he tried auctioning it off on eBay. As I recall it was described as "The most famous phone number in...
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elmercat
Feb 13, 2011 11:47 pm
As cute as the "Hello Girls" version of the "Busy Line" song is, I really like Rose Murphy's rendition too. So, here it is accompanied by a similar arrangement...
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Sklar, Robert
sklarbob
Feb 14, 2011 1:25 pm
Whose number is that? Robert L. Sklar GIS Specialist, Citywide GIS New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications 59 Maiden Lane, 33rd...
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elmercat
Feb 14, 2011 6:19 pm
... But Paul, in England, they wouldn't have started out by putting "a nickel in the telephone"; now, would they? (as Ian explained, it required four "old...
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elmercat
Feb 17, 2011 7:55 pm
... Welcome to the group, Steve. I ran several 551 and 555 PBX boards as a child during the 1960's and '70's. They were a LOT of fun to operate and especially...
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Sklar, Robert
sklarbob
Feb 17, 2011 8:09 pm
About all I know in this regard is about the area code. Originally, area code 305 covered all of Florida, and 813 was added quite early on. I recall when 904...
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elmercat
Feb 19, 2011 1:33 am
Below is a chronological collection of newspaper articles describing some of the new exchange names and dialing patterns introduced in various locations around...
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elmercat
Feb 20, 2011 10:14 pm
The collection of old newspaper articles I posted raised a number of questions. First of all, a few people asked how I found the articles in the first place: Q...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Feb 21, 2011 5:45 pm
On Tuesday 25-January-2011, in "Area Codes / Office Codes -- Some Recent Activity", ... This posting was initially in regard to NANPA assigning an 724-NXX code...
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sklarbob
Feb 25, 2011 2:57 pm
... I think 666T&T would just about cover it. (LOL) Bob...
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Shane Young
shanermn
Feb 25, 2011 9:21 pm
How about "United Bell"? --Shane...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Feb 25, 2011 9:56 pm
On Fri, 2/25/11, Shane Young <yahoo1 at shaneyoung.com> wrote, ... While this does give a "nod" to CenturyLink being the CenturyTel and Embarq merger of...
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Joseph Singer
thekiltedguy
Feb 26, 2011 2:30 am
How about Untied Bell? ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Singer, Seattle, Washington USA mailto:joseph@... ...
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Jacob
midorijaker
Feb 26, 2011 7:00 pm
The new company will be CenturyLink, but I haven't heard how long the brand transition period will take. It was announced in a recent all employee Qwest call...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Feb 26, 2011 9:28 pm
My original post in this thread was on Wednesday 05-January-2011, the full text can be found at: ...
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elmercat
Feb 27, 2011 8:20 am
... What is the rationale for doing this, Mark? With NANP area codes in limited supply, why give one to a foreign country that already has it's own perfectly...
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Mark J. Cuccia
markjcuccia
Feb 27, 2011 12:43 pm
... [ ... ] ... Area codes are _NOT_ in short supply. Remember that the NANP isn't anticipated to use-up its 3-digit format until the 2040-50 time-frame and...
