Received: from buita.bu.edu by buit1.bu.edu (3.2/4.7) id AA29140; Thu, 21 May 87 17:45:22 EDT Return-Path: Received: by buita.bu.edu (1.1/4.7) id AA12518; Thu, 21 May 87 17:45:40 EDT Date: Thu, 21 May 87 17:45:40 EDT From: jsol@buit1.bu.edu Message-Id: <8705212145.AA12518@buita.bu.edu> To: telecom-dis Status: O Date: Thu, 21 May 87 17:36:03 EDT From: The Moderator (JSol) Reply-to: TELECOM@BUIT1.BU.EDU Subject: TELECOM Digest V4 #1 To: TELECOM@BUIT1.BU.EDU TELECOM Digest Thu, 21 May 87 17:36:03 EDT Volume 7 : Issue 1 Today's Topics: missing submissions Re: Regular Phone Chirp 1-800-XXX-0000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Received: from buita.bu.edu by buit1.bu.edu (3.2/4.7) id AA25213; Thu, 21 May 87 06:20:23 EDT Return-Path: Received: by buita.bu.edu (1.1/4.7) id AA09788; Thu, 21 May 87 06:20:40 EDT Date: Thu, 21 May 87 06:20:40 EDT From: jsol@buit1.bu.edu Message-Id: <8705211020.AA09788@buita.bu.edu> To: telecom Subject: missing submissions Status: RO Due to a bug in the software during the setup of TELECOM at BUIT1, all input to the digest was lost for the past few days. If you don't see your submission in this digest, please repost/resend it to us. Sorry for the inconvenience. --jsol ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 87 06:20:40 EDT From: jsol@buit1.bu.edu To: telecom Subject: missing submissions Date: Thu, 21 May 87 10:01 EDT From: Subject: Re: Regular Phone Chirp To: telecom-request@xx.lcs.mit.edu I have a home-brew piezoelectric ringer signal on my line and the same thing happens, except it happens at 4:32am. A long time ago, I had a simple on-hook monitor which would listen to the phone line and run it through a small amp to a speaker. I would leave it running in my room to listen to the idle noise on the line. Well, one day I left it on my parents line, and they got a "chunk-chunk" noise at about 11:00pm. I put the speaker/amp on my line and waited for 4:32am, and sure enough, I got the same "chunk-chunk", accompanied by an obediant chirp from my piezo ringer. So from this I deduced it must be some sort of automated test sweep. I am in a 1aESS if that helps any. It sounds to me like the line is reversing polarity briefly, although I haven't checked it with a meter yet. David Harpe KAJOHN01@ULKYVX.Bitnet ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 May 87 10:11 EDT From: Subject: 1-800-XXX-0000 To: telecom-request@xx.lcs.mit.edu Completely by accident, I noticed the other day that if you dial 1-800-XXX-0000 where XXX is a valid 800 exchange, you get the following message: "You have reached the ATT long distance network. Thank you for choosing ATT. This message will not be repeated." And sure enough, it wasn't repeated. My question is: Why is this there? My long distance carrier is ATT, and I know there are numbers you can dial that allow you to check your LD carrier, but I thought those numbers were in the 700 range. Does this happen for those of you who have MCI, Sprint, etc? David Harpe KAJOHN01@ULKYVX.Bitnet ------------------------------ End of TELECOM Digest *********************