I came across a website that gives all kinds of info on time/date, calendar, and time-zone info for all over the world, leap year info, and...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 24, 2004 1:33 pm
... **************************************************************** I forgot to give the "generic" URL for telephone dial code info: ...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 27, 2004 9:12 pm
This is a summary of what Ray posted to Telnum on Monday morning, detailing ALL "known" numbering/dialing changes in Bell Canada territory (both parts of...
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Joe
raglandroad
Sep 28, 2004 3:12 pm
Friend of mine on Long Island, as well as a friend of his, have been getting wierd calls. The caller ID and *69 both display (287) 983-nnnn (last 4 digits...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 28, 2004 3:39 pm
... True, there is no 287 area code activated or assigned at this time. There's a good chance that this is some kind of telemarketer or their ilk who are...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 28, 2004 7:10 pm
About two or three years ago, in late 2001 or early 2002, Telus and Bell in Canada split up in how they will cross-honor each others' calling cards, via the...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 28, 2004 9:00 pm
One of the list members emailed me directly -- he is in Toronto ON, and dialed the published SaskTel 1-888-934-8888 number.... He said that he got "Welcome...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 28, 2004 9:48 pm
I took a look at the Navagata.ca website and found one of the downloadable pdf "wallet" cards giving dialing instructions and access numbers, for use of their...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 28, 2004 10:33 pm
The 1-800-957-9000 number that USED to go to an AT&T-Canada bi-lingual OSPS in Montreal (but still with the overall "feel" of US-AT&T Opr/Card services) when...
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Joe Dylan
raglandroad
Sep 29, 2004 1:09 pm
Mark, Thanks so much! Joe Mark J Cuccia <mcuccia@...> wrote: ... True, there is no 287 area code activated or assigned at this time. There's a good...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 29, 2004 10:12 pm
... Was this "1+ type call" from that line? Or was it a "0+ type call" that you used your AT&T Card to bill the call to? Or did you attempt to bill it to a...
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Lee Howard
redder86
Sep 30, 2004 4:45 am
In my Qwest Dex (phone book) on page 18 it lists all of the prefixes within my area code that are local calls to me. The list appears complete with the...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 30, 2004 4:58 am
... What is the area code, and what are the wireless service c.o.codes? Are you certain that those wireless c.o.codes are associated with a rate/exchange area...
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Snickerdo
snickerdo406
Sep 30, 2004 5:03 am
... Is that not what 1-600 was assigned for? General Use Caller-Pays-Airtime cell numbers? Forgive me if I'm incorrect here, my memory of this is quite ...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 30, 2004 10:39 am
... (snip) ... In the US, there have been "experiments" with caller-pays-airtime cellular, and they use any available office codes within the geographic "POTS"...
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Snickerdo
snickerdo406
Sep 30, 2004 1:34 pm
... As I said, back in 1999 or so, you could get a service from Bell Mobility for around $3-$5 a month that assigned you a caller pays 1-600 number. Always...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 30, 2004 2:40 pm
... (snip) ... Back in the mid-to-late 1990s, there were 500-NXX c.o.codes assigned to Canadian carriers, but none of them were ever activated. I don't ...
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Snickerdo
snickerdo406
Sep 30, 2004 2:57 pm
... I vaguely remember seeing a 1-700 reference made for TTY service, prior to 711 becoming the universal standard for TTY relay. Of course, I can't remember...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 30, 2004 3:20 pm
... (snip) ... Back in the 1980s/early 1990s, the original "standard"; number for the TTY Relay Operator in the US (including Hawaii) and Canada was (and still...
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John Garko
garko
Sep 30, 2004 8:03 pm
Interesting topic! I seem to remember that 1-700-555-4141 was used to verify a long distance carrier, back in the 90's. Is this still true today? Thanks, ...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 30, 2004 8:34 pm
... yes, it is still used for that purpose -- and this was also mentioned in one of the replies earlier in the thread. This function, 700-555-(4141) being used...
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Hugh M. Hamilton
hamiltonhugh
Sep 30, 2004 8:54 pm
In California, a similar number, 1+NPA+700-4141, is used to verify the intra-LATA ('local-toll') carrier. 1+NPA must be dialled; 700-4141 used to work using...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 30, 2004 9:40 pm
... 1+ home-NPA+ 700-4141 is used throught the US, but not Canada, since Canada does have separate intra-LATA toll. Canada only has local or toll while the US...
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redder86
Sep 30, 2004 9:53 pm
... The area code is 360 and the local prefix is 427. I do not have a list of wireless service prefixes within the 360 area code, but I do know that...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Sep 30, 2004 10:14 pm
... In Washington State (NPA 360 is in WA), one does have to dial a 1+ if the call is a TOLL call (and also a 1+ is required before ten-digit "toll-free"...
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Lee Howard
redder86
Sep 30, 2004 11:01 pm
... They list the local landline area+prefix codes that are local to me in their phone book. I just called the telco again (fourth time) and this time I got a ...
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Greg Monti
greg356
Oct 1, 2004 3:16 am
... It could be caller ID that is not configured correctly for one outgoing trunk, or group of trunks, from a PBX. A recent example: Friend calls me from the...
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Snickerdo
snickerdo406
Oct 1, 2004 4:11 am
I've been pondering quite some time, but I really can't find a definite answer... There are three overlay area codes in Canada - 647 is on 416, 289 is on 905 ...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Oct 1, 2004 4:56 am
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Greg Monti wrote: (snip) ... Maybe he was calling you from Morocco? :-) Anyhow, regarding CID for calls from NON-NANP countries, etc. I...
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Mark J Cuccia
markjcuccia
Oct 1, 2004 5:01 am
... I can't speak for incumbant landline activity in Canada's overlays, but there are several landline CLECs with overlay NPA-NXX c.o.codes. In the US, true,...
