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From: [e-mail] (Rich Mintz)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Telephone questions - the sequel
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Date: 24 Jul 92 16:29:43 GMT
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Myles:
    You'd probably have a lot better luck with nearly all
kinds of telephone questions on comp.dcom.telecom; that's
where they're supposed to go anyway. Check it out--if
you're interested in phone stuff, you'll never stop
reading there!
    Regarding your question about a "read back the number
you're calling from" number for a certain area... someone
posted this number recently that I think is supposed to
work for just about anywhere in the U.S. It is:
10732 1 404 988 9664.
        First it reads the number you're calling from,
followed by the check digit "2". Then the ANI is cleared
and it reads back all zero's (the computer sounds like
it's stuttering and needs to be kicked) followed by a
check digit of "8".
        I'll pass along the warning of the original
poster of this info that he doesn't know if there's any
kind of charge associated with dialing this number. I've
done it several times and haven't seen it on my bill.
Plus, I'm on a college Centrex system that demands a
six-digit personal long-distance code any time a toll
call is made, and it doesn't request the code for this
call. The poster also suggested that the number may not
be intended for use by the general public, and not to
over-use it, otherwise they might change it.

        Rich -> [e-mail]