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From: butts#@shocker.ee.twsu.edu (Ronald W. Butts -SUPER ACCT)
Subject: Re: Need to find out numb
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 05:10:00 GMT
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In article <6208.442.uupcb@ozonehole.com> gerald.belton@ozonehole.com (
Gerald Belton)  writes

>Subject: Need to find out numb
>Date: 20 Apr 93 12:18:00 GMT

>AL>There is a number you can call which will return a synthesized
>AL>voice telling you the number of the line.  Unfortunately, for the
>AL>life of me I can't remember what it is. The telephone technicians
>AL>use it all the time.  We used to play around with this in our
>AL>dorm rooms since there were multiple phone lines running between
>AL>rooms.
>
>It probably wouldn't help for you to post the number, since it appears
>to be different in each area.  For what it's worth, in the New Orleans
>area the number is 998-877-6655 (easy to remember, what?)
>
>
> * SLMR 2.1 * Ask me anything: if I don't know, I'll make up something.
>                                          

Here in our city, dialing either 940-7222 (newer exchanges) or 940-2222222 [
sic] will get a synthesized message. Works great for having people call you 
back at unlabeled pay phones.

Regards,
Bill


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