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From: trice@bnr.ca (Tony Rice P885)
Subject: Re: Phone Books
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, BNR-RTP 
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:16:02 GMT


In article <geb1.711688177@Isis.MsState.Edu> you write:
|> I need phone books for Whiteriver AZ and San Jose CA.  Can anyone tell me
|> how someone out of state can get phone books for other areas?

Call your local phone company and tell them the area code and city you are
interested in.  They will gladly sell you one.  Warning: when I tried this
about 3 months ago, I was told that a Raleigh, NC book (about 3 inches thick)
would cost me around $35.  This is an option if you need it *NOW*.


If you can wait 5 minutes, go to your local library.  Most larger libraries and
every decent sized university library have Phone Fische.  PF are reduced copies of every phonebook in the country that can be viewed on a fische reader (most
libraries have fische copiers too!)


If that doesn't work, your local phone company usually has every US phonebook
for customers to reference.


|> All the people with the last name Yazzie ( I think it should be 5 or 6).
|> All the people with the last name Begay (spelling) if any.
|> I would like address info, phone num, and first name.

call 1-(XXX)-555-1212 ask the nice person for an address, sometimes they give'm
sometimes they dont.  Sometimes when they give'm, they are not valid mailing
addresses (such as a shopping center name for a business)


|> In San Jose, I want the Johnson listings, but I know that would probably be
|> way too much to type in!!!

Yes, your are correct sir.

|> 
|> Any help would be appreciated.
|> 
|> Thanks,

your welcome



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These are my opinions not that of BNR or Northern Telecom
From: etxmesa@eos.ericsson.se (Michael Salmon)
Subject: Re: Tone Dialing - frequencies etc?
Reply-To: etxmesa@eos.ericsson.se (Michael Salmon)
Organization: Ericsson Telecom AB
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 07:35:49 GMT

In article <4PBJoB2w165w@hacktic.nl>,
bill@hacktic.nl (Bill Squire) writes:
|> u910996@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au (Delroy Hartley) writes:
|> 
|> > I am trying to program my computer so that it will do tone dialing for me.
|> > Are the frequencies of the required tones universally standard?  IE since
|> > I am in Australia will it be different to USA tones.  What are the
|> > frequencies I should use.  I would be grateful for any help in this area.
|> > 
|> > --
|> > Delroy Hartley
|> > u910996@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au
|> > 
|> 
|> Yes, DTMF is the same everywhere, as if MFC and R2, all of which will be
|> useful down there!

DTMF in Oz is the same as everywhere although the time durations may
vary, from memory it is 45mS tone 45mS pause. MFC isn't quite standard,
again from memory Ericsson make 6 variants though the variations aren't
very large.

-- 

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Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: jfowler@beta.lanl.gov (John C. Fowler)
Subject: Re: Phone Books
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 13:33:51 GMT

In article <geb1.711688177@Isis.MsState.Edu> geb1@ra.msstate.edu (Granville Barker) writes:
>I need phone books for Whiteriver AZ and San Jose CA.  Can anyone tell me
>how someone out of state can get phone books for other areas?

Many public libraries have PhoneFiche or other microform listings of all
the standard phone books.  If you just want to look up a few listings (as
opposed to looking up people in that area all the time), I suggest you check
there first.

-- 
John C. Fowler, jfowler@lanl.gov
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: mbl900@anu.oz.au (Mathew BM LIM)
Subject: Operator assisted calls
Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University
Date: 28 Jul 92 00:11:07 GMT


What do I have to do to a Hayes compatible modem in order to make connections
via an operator assisted call.

What I want to do is to to dial up our modems here in the office from
anywhere else in the world. Also I want to charge the cost back to the
office using a telecom charge card. This procedure involves making an
operator assisted call, hence the reason for my query.

Thanks in advance ...

--
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Australian National University,	GPO Box 4, Canberra City, ACT, Australia 2601.
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Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: jhwelch@amherst.edu
Subject: Looking for help with a code-a-phone 2150 ans. machine
Organization: Amherst College, Amherst Mass.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 22:03:15 GMT

I have an ancient answering machine/telephone - a Code-A-Phone model
2150.  On the bottom of it there a code digit.  Can anyone tell
me if this is for some kind of remote access and if so, what
I need to do to activate the remote functions?

Thanks,

Jonathan Welch  VAX Systems Manager  JHWELCH@amherst.edu
From: r_king@pinetree.org (Ryan King)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Tone Dialing - frequencies etc?
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 16:07:49 EDT
Organization: Gordon's Pinetree * Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

u910996@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au (Delroy Hartley) writes:

> I am trying to program my computer so that it will do tone dialing for me.
> Are the frequencies of the required tones universally standard?  IE since
> I am in Australia will it be different to USA tones.  What are the
> frequencies I should use.  I would be grateful for any help in this area.
> --
> Delroy Hartley
> u910996@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au
> 


As far asI know the frequencies are standard.. The DTFM tones are made 
up of two frequencies each.. The pad it orgainised like this,
 
               1209   1336   1477   1633
                !      !      !      !
       697----  1      2      3      A
       770----  4      5      6      B
       852----  7      8      9      C
       941----  *      0      #      D

I have no idea what the A,B,C and D codes are for, but their listed..
To play a digit, just play both of the freqs listed for a number..
Oh, all frequences are in Hz..

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From: Mike_Whalen@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Mike Whalen)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: fraudigy at it again!
Date: 21 Jul 92 17:39:08 GMT
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.


Let me start off by saying.. I do not really care for Prodigy. I have been
on the service.. my personal feelings are "Neat.. but not neat enough for
me" So you at least know where I am coming from with my comments below.


In a message dated Sat  3 Jul 92  4:24, Tom.betz@execnet.com (tom Betz)
wrote:

 TB> It didn't take me long to realize that the service was of no use
 TB> to me.  I placed a few orders with Sears that were botched up, the
 TB> message bases are STILL in all caps, and even on my 486-33, it was a

  The BBs are not all in Caps. In fact, if I remember correctly, all the
BBs are now switched over to the 60 col. format. Granted this is not the
best, but it's better. You definitely could use lowercase though, I am
positive about that. 

 TB> When they sent me a bill, I sent it back marked CANCEL, per the terms
 TB> of
 TB> their offer.
 TB> A month later, they sent me another bill.  I did the same thing.
 TB> The next month, they sent me ANOTHER bill.  I'm a busy guy, I figured
 TB> they hadn't sorted things out yet, and I took no action.
 TB> Then, on June 22, they sent me a FOURTH bill.
 TB> I called their "Customer Service" number, where a very snotty lady
 TB> told
 TB> me they hadn't received the other bills I sent back, and that they
 TB> would
 TB> be charging me for service I never wanted nor used.  I sent back that
 TB> bill with a letter asking for justice.
 TB> Then today I got ANOTHER bill, and was told my account (the one I
 TB> cancelled three times) was terminated for "delinquency".
 TB> Monday, I'm sending them a certified letter, and a copy to the NY
 TB> State
 TB> Attorney General's Consumer Fraud division.

  I don't really consider this a scam. I consider it bad record keeping and
incompetent employees. I sympathize for your plight. When I dropped Prodigy
to go over to GEnie, I had to send them several bills back with CANCEL on
them. They finally got the message.

  I still receive their newsletter from time to time. I don't care what
they send me anymore, as long as it's not a bill.

  I really think it would be a bad idea on their part to openly promote
what they did to you. I really think it was an accident. A common accident
with them, yes. But it was still not done on purpose. I can't believe they
would be so malicious.

  Either way, IMO it's not really worth the effort. Yes, Prodigy is a neat
system.. but I find the conversation and more over on GEnie to be much
better.

Mike.. 

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From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: fraudigy at it again!
Date: 26 Jul 92 00:12:18 GMT
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division

> 
>   Either way, IMO it's not really worth the effort. Yes, Prodigy is a neat
> system.. but I find the conversation and more over on GEnie to be much
> better.

 Any System that commits automatic CENSORSHIP based on out of context keywords
is NOT a 'neat' system, it's a Joke, and not worthy of WASTING good $$$ for.
C$Serve, Genie and others  may be more expensive, but they don't practice
CENSORSHIP.

-- 
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                             |   MY opinion only, no one else's...Especially
                             |   Not my Employer's....
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From: gordon@pinetree.org (Gordon Dewis)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Looking for help with a code-a-phone 2150 ans. machine
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 20:53:41 EDT
Organization: Gordon's Pinetree * Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

jhwelch@amherst.edu writes:

> I have an ancient answering machine/telephone - a Code-A-Phone model
> 2150.  On the bottom of it there a code digit.  Can anyone tell
> me if this is for some kind of remote access and if so, what
> I need to do to activate the remote functions?

You might try calling your machine and then pressing that code digit for a 
couple of seconds and see if it responds.  If I call my machine and wait for 
it to start recording and then press my code digit for a couple of seconds, 
it will play my messages.

  --G

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Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: shing@tramp.Colorado.EDU (shing)
Subject: reverse telephone books
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 17:59:23 GMT

Anyone know where to get telephone books that are in "reverse"? 
For example, if you knew the phone number, but didnt know who
it was that was at that phone number?
ie. 555-1212....... Directory Assistance
    555-1252....... Joe Blow
                    1234 Apple Lane

can anyone help me with this? 
thanks in advance

Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: davelett@athena.mit.edu (Richard Sun)
Subject: Experimental Communications
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 13:30:38 GMT

Does anyone out there (particularly the Bell-type research organizations)
know of any systems which are available for point-to-point communications?
The independent living groups from MIT on this side of the Charles River
are unwilling to pay NE Telephone outrageous data fees.

In particular, we need something that would link us to MIT's computer
system (ATHENA), which is 1/3 of a mile away with line-of-sight communications
by way of either microwave or even laser???   (MIT is clearly visible from
here.)

We'd welcome a chance to test any experimental equipment.

davelett@athena.mit.edu
Richard Sun
From: roberts@frsbfs.enet.dec.com (Nigel Roberts)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: It's in the Blue Book (was: Tone Dialling)
Date: 27 Jul 92 18:34:17 GMT
Organization: IC Software AG (on contract at DEC)


DTMF (aka Touch-Tone) is a CCITT Standard. (Q.23 I believe)

~~Nigel~~

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From: edg@netcom.com (Ed Greenberg)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: output power
Date: 21 Jul 92 13:35:50 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

One more point.  Unlike the HT, the cellular phone is transmitting even
when you are listening.  It's a 100% duty cycle while the phone call is
in progress.

The typical transmission on an HT is "10-4".
					-edg

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From: carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Carter Bennett)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: reverse telephone books
Summary: Ask for "City Directory" in public library
Keywords: telephone phone book reverse number
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:14:59 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

In article <1992Jul27.175923.9510@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> shing@tramp.Colorado.EDU (shing) writes:
>Anyone know where to get telephone books that are in "reverse"? 
>For example, if you knew the phone number, but didnt know who
>it was that was at that phone number?

Yes!  Go to your local library and ask the reference librarian to guide
you to the "city directory."  These are available in most cities in the
U.S.  They are published often in most cities.  There are several different
publishers, but R.L. Polk is the one that usually comes to mind.  They're
a bit pricey, though, so probably beyond most budgets.  A city of 70,000
that I once lived in had a directory for $110 (US).

These are USUALLY cross-referenced by name, street address, and phone number.
A staple at any police or fire department.

----
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carter@scilab.lonestar.org                 ...tty!
KI5SR
From: dkw00@RUTS.ccc.amdahl.com
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Reverse Telephone Directory
Date: 30 Jul 92 00:51:20 GMT
Reply-To: dkw00@RUTS.ccc.amdahl.com ()
Distribution: alt
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <Bs3x4z.Iuy@cmptrc.lonestar.org> carter@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Carter Bennett) writes:
>In article <1992Jul27.175923.9510@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> shing@tramp.Colorado.EDU (shing) writes:
>>Anyone know where to get telephone books that are in "reverse"? 
>>For example, if you knew the phone number, but didnt know who
>>it was that was at that phone number?

Telename (Reverse Telephone Directory) in Virgina provides this service.  
There are several ways to obtain the name/address information based on a
 telephone number.
The information is only available if the party is listed in public
information.

  1) Call 1-900-884-1212 (NOTE: $1.50 per minute)
  2) Summit information via modem.
  3) Summit information via magnetic tape

I do not have Telname business number off hand.  If I find it,
I will post the number.

David
From: mckenzie@chezrob.pinetree.org (Rob McKenzie)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: output power
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 19:41:26 EDT
Organization: RPM Desktop Publishing, Ottawa, ON - +1 613 794 0911

hobbit@babyoil.ftp.com (*Hobbit*) writes:

>    Handheld units are restricted to 0.6W.
>    There are concerns about having too much power next to your head.
> 
> Hasn't anybody clued in how ridiculous this is, considering the number of
> 5-watt HTs used on a daily basis by security, construction, police/fire, etc?
 
Ya but if you consider the operating frequency of those 5-w units.. 
Cellulate being 800 Mhz plus, the level of penetration is far greater then 
that of a much lower 130-170 mhz (I realize some HT are in the 400 mhz 
range but even that is half that of Cell).  More damage is done with the 
higher the Freq.. take for example.. a microwave transmitter running in the 
1000-2500 mhz range.. if you stand in front of that for just a few minutes 
you can bet you won't be feeling to well.

Jussa thought!!

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From: PLAWS@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU (Peter Laws, ScannerGeek, exParamedic)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Output power
Date: 21 Jul 1992 19:50:11 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Actually, there is a standard (ISO? DIN? ASTM?) that limits HTs to 7w for all
the reasons mentioned.  BTW, it's not unusual for EMS personnel to give patient
reports to the hospital that last 2 minutes or longer.  Still much shorter than
your average cell phone user.  Hey!  Maybe this is a covert way of ridding the
world of yuppies.  They all get brain cancer!
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
From: u910996@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au (Delroy Hartley)
Subject: Tone Dialing - frequencies etc?
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 12:51:59 GMT

I am trying to program my computer so that it will do tone dialing for me.
Are the frequencies of the required tones universally standard?  IE since
I am in Australia will it be different to USA tones.  What are the
frequencies I should use.  I would be grateful for any help in this area.

--
Delroy Hartley
u910996@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au
From: thompson@forsyth.wsnc.org
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: reverse telephone books
Date: 28 Jul 92 13:46:40 GMT
Organization: Forsyth County, Winston-Salem  NC

In article <1992Jul27.175923.9510@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>, shing@tramp.Colorado.EDU (shing) writes:
> Anyone know where to get telephone books that are in "reverse"? 
> For example, if you knew the phone number, but didnt know who
> it was that was at that phone number?
> ie. 555-1212....... Directory Assistance
>     555-1252....... Joe Blow
>                     1234 Apple Lane
> 
> can anyone help me with this? 
> thanks in advance
> 
-- 
Stop in at your local library and ask to look at their cross-reference
directory.
____________________________________________________________________________
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Forsyth County MIS Department        (919) 727-2597 x3012
Winston-Salem, North Carolina USA    (919) 727-2020 (FAX)
From: herrera@athena.mit.edu (Ramon F Herrera)
Newsgroups: alt.dcom.telecom
Subject: TIES (an information system of the UIT)
Keywords: TIES UIT CCITT CCIR
Date: 27 Jul 92 02:21:58 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Hello,

I understand that there is a 'TIES' network which is administered
by the UIT and that provides information about CCIR and CCITT
standards, and such.

Anyone knows how to contact this TIES ??

thank you very much,

-Ramon Herrera
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future
From: Reg Foulkes
Subject: Re: MOTION Course on Russian, in English, with Esperanto mention
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 12:38:01 GMT

In article <1992Jul25.213406.4343@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> swalter@nyx.cs.du.edu
(DreamWeaver) writes:

I'm in. I hope this is a beginners course.

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Telephone :(613) 763-4131     Ottawa, Ontario., Canada  K1Y 4H7
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From: esz001@cck.coventry.ac.uk (Will Overington)
Newsgroups: alt.uu.future,alt.education.distance
Subject: Re: TOOLS Roman (including Esperanto) and Cyrillic over the net
Keywords: russian cyrillic MIME
Date: 24 Jul 92 13:39:02 GMT
Organization: Coventry University, Coventry, UK

In article <1992Jul24.012801.27893@news2.cis.umn.edu>,
saranen@epx.cis.umn.edu (David Saranen) writes:
>I've been exchanging e-mail for about a year in cyrillic, but the
>methods have been very system-dependent. I've been corresponding with
>a programmer in Russia who has written a program to send e-mail
>in mixed English/Russian using roman/cyrillic using only 7-bit
>characters.  The program works now, but the user must highlight areas
>to be displayed in cyrillic. The untranslated cyrillic is readable
>(with some difficulty). We are now trying to automate the translation
>process, so that text typed by the sender in cyrillic appears to the reader
>in cyrillic.  That should be completed in a few weeks.  
>
>The next step is to a MIME reader that will handle multiple languages
>or character sets - dependent only upon both parties having the 
>appropriate fonts and character encoding schemes. 

What does MIME mean please?

>
>The program already has a user configurable keyboard. Currently it runs
>on a pc under windows, but I'm looking to port it to X-windows and
>motif. One of the problems with cyrillic is that there are too many
>standards. The encoding used at least has the benefit of being common
>in Russia on pc's. Extensions to use other fonts will be an interesting
>experience.  The program should be available for beta testing hopefully
>in August.  I will post again when the program is available.
>
>I'd also be interested in hearing from people working on MIME, on
>pc's, and anyone interesting in extensions for Mac's or Amigas.
>Thanks
>-Dave
>saranen@epx.cis.umn.edu

I seem to remember seeing it mentioned that Arthur C. Clarke had
put in one of his novels, the one about the United States Quincentennial
celebrations, published around the time of the Bicentennial of 1976,
the concept of a keyboard with keys that each had an array
of small light emitting diodes in them, so that the keyboard plan
that one wished to used would be software selectable and the designs
of the characters would be lit up on the keys.

I have often wondered whether anyone has ever made a keyboard of
this type, even as just an experiment, as the light emitting diode
arrays are widely available.

This would surely be a keyboard of great usefulness for anyone wishing
to use English, Cyrillic and Indian languages on different occasions.
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