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From: Dave.Leibold@f524.n250.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Dave Leibold)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Denmark Service Codes to Change 1st May 92
Date: 13 Apr 92 06:39:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.316.2
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 316, Message 2 of 9

The recent Copenhagen directory, by the telco KTAS, notes that the
service codes of the form 00xx will be changing 1st May 1992 mostly to
codes of the form 1xx. The overseas code is presently 009+, thus the
change would seem to be in preparation for conversion to the European
standard overseas access code of 00+ (though I didn't notice anything
offhand to indicate that 00+ will take effect immediately, perhaps
until the change of 00xx codes settles somewhat).

A few examples of new numbers (subject to translation from the
directory):

                                 Old    New (after 1 May 92)
Emergency/Alarm                  000    112
Data Repair                      0025   145
Telex Repair                     0027   146
Talking Clock                    0055   155
KTAS info                        0030   140
Directory Asstce/Name & #        0033   118
Dir. Asstce/Holld., Norw., Swed. 0038   113
Dir. Asstce/Faroe Is., Grnland.  0039   114
Dir. Asstce/Telex?               0024   164
TDD Operator                     0032   123
Overseas info                    0029   141
Weather (depending on location)  0053   153
  "                              0054   154
  "                              0056   156
Sports                           0052   152

Some other codes exist for radio/marine telephone uses, other
information services, telegram, conference, etc.

Mention was made to continuing changes in the Denmark numbering.
Although the country is now on a national eight-digit numbering scheme
(no area codes used, similar format as France outside Paris), some
numbers appear to be still changing, as lists of number series are
mentioned with new number series beside them.


Dave Leibold - via FidoNet node 1:250/98
INTERNET: Dave.Leibold@f524.n250.z1.FIDONET.ORG
From: monty@proponent.com (Monty Solomon)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Mass. AG Acts to Hang Up COCOTs
Date: 10 Apr 92 01:26:16 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 312, Message 3 of 7


 From the 92 Apr 9 {Boston Globe}

Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger wants to disconnect
72 privately owned commercial telephones throughout the state,
including Boston, the South Shore and Springfield.  The phones --
COCOTs, or customer-owned coin-operated telephones -- are not owned by
New England Telephone.  The phones allegedly violate state law by
charging for directory assistance, failing to provide access to 800
toll-free numbers and by not providing emergency calling instructions
and rate information.  Harshbarger has asked the state Department of
Public Utilities to order NET to disconenct service to the phones.


Monty Solomon / PO Box 2486 / Framingham, MA  01701-0405  
monty%roscom@think.com
From: 70540.232@CompuServe.COM (Lynne Gregg)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Data Over Cellular
Date: 15 Apr 92 16:34:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.321.14
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 321, Message 14 of 16

Is it feasible to use cellular service to transmit data?  If so, what
about cost and reliability considerations?


Thanks,

Lynne Gregg

Email to me at 70540.232@CompuServe.com will be summarized and
submitted.
From: sean!mka@uunet.UU.NET (mka)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Need Source For Old PBX (Mitel) Parts
Date: 5 Apr 92 06:52:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.297.8
Organization: Intelligent Systems Associates, Oklahoma City
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 297, Message 8 of 13

I have an older Mitel SX-20 PBX that I use for modem driver testing
and development. I would like to add some more trunk and extension
cards to it, but they need to be low cost.

Does anyone know of places which handle used PBX parts? Are there any
magazines or publications which serve this market?


Thanks in advance,

Mike Anderson     uunet!sean!mka
From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Cordless Phones Not Safe From Prying Ears
Date: 9 Apr 92 13:50:24 GMT
Reply-To: motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 307, Message 7 of 10

robhe@comm.mot.com (Rob Heape) writes:

>> I would assume this phone uses analog scrambling, as many of Motorola's 
>> land mobile radios do.

> All this stuff about scrambling .. bah .. put the TX or RX signal on a
> scope and draw your own conclusions, it shouldn't be hard.

> As far as digital voice transport ... bahaha

> It takes serious bucks to do secure communications, serious is
> definetly greater than $250. Probably more like 3 or 5K.

It's not as expensive as you think. The GSM cellular system now going
into Europe uses a very good voice security system, and I expect to
see mobiles in the $1K range once full production gets going. All it
realy takes is one DSP, which costs <$50.


Robert Wiegand - Motorola Inc.    uunet!motcid!wiegand
Disclamer: I didn't do it - I was somewhere else at the time.
From: nickless@antares.mcs.anl.gov (Bill Nickless)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Nokia P-30 Pinout Query
Date: 9 Apr 92 13:13:59 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.310.7
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 310, Message 7 of 12

The Nokia P-30 "Handportable" Cellular Telephone has a charging stand.
In that charging stand is an RJ-?? connector, which I believe can be
connected to a hands-free option.  Does someone have a pinout for that
RJ-?? connector, or better yet, has someone succesfully connected a
modem to this phone?

I suspect that modems like the Telebit Qblazer could easily deal with
the in-band signaling and handoffs common to cellular communication.
But I have to hook it up first.  :)


Thanks,

Bill Nickless  System Support Group  <nickless@mcs.anl.gov>  +1 708 252 7390
From: paul@xcluud.sccsi.com (Paul Hutmacher)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Future of Fax?
Date: 8 Apr 92 00:09:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.302.10
Organization: Greater Montrose UFO Appreciation Society & Data Haven
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 302, Message 10 of 10

In article <telecom12.296.10@eecs.nwu.edu> shaw@pegasus.com (Sandy
Shaw) writes:

> Is fax only the tool of smaller companies or departments, or is it
> destined to be (is it now) a prime-mover for some larger firms?

I can only speak for myself but as an inside salesman for a small pipe
supplier on the gulf coast I think fax is here for the next ten years
at least.  I use fax in preparing quotes (send me your bill of
material and I'll price it for you), in helping customers decide on
what they want (let me send you a picture of what I'm talking about),
for placing orders with my own vendors, and for anything else that
needs a "hard" copy.

When I first started sales some fifteen years ago we took long lists
over the phone and used mail and courier services to send documents,
literature, etc back out.

I now do business in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Mexico because
of my fax machine.  All I do is program the machine to send the fax at
the most economical rate period and I've saved up to three or four
dollars just by faxing my overseas stuff.  I can interpret non-English
languages at my leisure and have a quote prepared for the client
before they get back to work the next day.

I don't know how I've gotten along without it.

The next wave in my industry is EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
One of my EDI trading partners sends orders over the modem, my
software receives them and barcodes them, I deliver them and they use
a wand on the bar codes to receive the material.  I get my money in
ten days.  I love it!

The only thing EDI can't do yet is send a brochure.  That's why faxen
are here to stay, at least for awhile.


Paul Hutmacher  |     paul@xcluud.sccsi.com    
Houston, Texas  |  {nuchat,lobster}!xcluud!paul
From: autodesk!bermuda!andy@uunet.UU.NET (Andrew Purshottam)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Using Headset w/ATT Office Phone?
Date: 13 Apr 92 19:45:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.316.7
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 316, Message 7 of 9

Hi, a friend of mine has an ATT office phone, #75650, of the sort
often called "digital" phones, not exactly sure what that means.  The
handset is connected to base by standard four wire modular line
w/standard modular plug. However, he can't seem to get his old fry's
headset adapter to work with it. Anyone know if ATT has played games
with pin assignments to make this impossible, or know of available
convertors?

If this is a FAQ, please point.


Thanks,

Andrew Purshottam  - Autodesk, Sausalito CA 
phone: (415) 332-2344 X2161  email: andy@autodesk.com
"The views expressed are those of the speaker."
From: klopfens@bgsu.edu (Bruce Klopfenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Text of S. 12 Sought (Cable Bill)
Date: 31 Mar 92 01:45:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.301.7
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 301, Message 7 of 13

I am interested in getting a copy of S.12 and its House counterpart.
This is the cable "Consumer Protection Act of 1992" or some similar
name.  Does anyone know if this is available electronically somewhere?

Thanks for your help.


Bruce C. Klopfenstein             |  klopfens@andy.bgsu.edu
Department of Telecommunications  |  klopfenstein@bgsuopie.bitnet
322 West Hall                     |  klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP
Bowling Green State University    |  (419) 372-2138; 372-2224 
Bowling Green, OH  43403-0235     |  fax (419) 372-8600
From: Jack.Winslade@ivgate.omahug.org (Jack Winslade)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Help, I've Fallen !!!!
Date: 8 Apr 92 04:03:46 GMT
Reply-To: jsw@drbbs.omahug.org
Organization: DRBBS Technical BBS, Omaha
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 301, Message 11 of 13

Does anyone know if there is any secondary market for the Life Alert
<tm, I think> machines which are marketed primarily to seniors who
live alone?

This machine is an autodialer and speakerphone which is activated by a
remote control to alert a service bureau in case of emergency.  These
machines are/were heavily promoted in the (in)famous Help, I've Fallen
TV ads.

In other words, if Mrs. Fletcher wanted to sell her machine, would
there be a market?

Please reply by mail (jsw@drbbs.omahug.org) and I'll summarize to the
net if there is anything significant.
 

Good day!  JSW
From: Nigel.Allen@f438.n250.z1.fidonet.org (Nigel Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Fax-on-Demand/Target-Fax
Date: 10 Apr 92 05:34:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.308.5
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 308, Message 5 of 11

I recently came across a Canadian company that's selling a
fax-on-demand service. An advertiser makes literature available by
listing a phone number for the fax-on-demand service and a separate
extension number for each piece of literature. A potential customer
calls the number with a touch-tone phone and enters the extension
number and the phone number of his or her fax machine. In this case,
you can call 1-800-361-8015, ext. 900 or (416) 256-9824, ext. 900 if
Toronto is a local call for you, to request literature about
Target-Fax.

Similar systems from other companies can collect a Visa or MasterCard
number if the information provider wants to charge for the
information.  (I would hope that they can also validate the credit
card number by calculating a check digit or calling for authorization.
Otherwise, people would just select an arbitrary 16-digit number
beginning with 4 for Visa or 5 for MasterCard to avoid being billed
for the information.) I have also seen systems set up to send an
outgoing fax only to phone numbers that are local. If your fax machine
is long distance from the information provider, you can only get the
information by calling from your fax line and hitting the receive
button on your fax machine when the information provider is ready to
send the information.

If you want to call Target-Fax voice, call them at (416) 256-2887. 


msged 2.07     Origin: Echo Beach, Toronto (1:250/438)
Uucp: ...{gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!asuvax!stjhmc!250!438!Nigel.Allen
Internet: Nigel.Allen@f438.n250.z1.fidonet.org
From: linc@tongue1.Berkeley.EDU (Linc Madison)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Questions About Call Waiting (answ
Date: 6 Apr 92 07:41:03 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 304, Message 16 of 16

In article <telecom12.296.14@eecs.nwu.edu> is written:

> How does call waiting behave if:

> 1.  the called party is ringing from another caller calling them?

Caller gets a busy signal.

> 2.  the called party is calling someone else and they are getting and
>     that call is ringing?

Caller should get a busy signal while the called party is dialing and
while that call is ringing.  However, the caller may beep through
while the called party's first call is ringing (from personal
experience).

> 3.  the called party is calling YOU at the same time?

Either you both get busy signals, or the party with call waiting gets
a beep through the busy signal.

> 4.  same as #3 and you also have call waiting?

Should be, again, both get busy signals.  Local performance depends on
whether #2 holds, and also how perfectly synchronized the calls are.

> 5.  the called party has forward-on-busy to YOU and you have call waiting?

Again, you *should* both get busy signals, but your mileage may vary.


Linc Madison  ==  Linc@Tongue1.Berkeley.EDU
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 20:22:06 GMT
From: kelly@myria.cs.umn.edu (Shaun P. Kelly)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Automatic Dialout Problems Get BBS Sysop Arrested
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 303, Message 5 of 11

In article <telecom12.298.8@eecs.nwu.edu> bruce@zuhause.MN.ORG (Bruce
Albrecht) writes:

> There was a case in Minnesota a year or two back, where someone's BBS
> called a correctly dialed phone number for about three days, and kept
> getting incorrectly switched to someone's phone.  He reported it to
> the phone company, they fixed the problem, and the city attorney had
> him arrested for making harrassing phone calls.  Don't know the final
> outcome, though.

As it turns out, the number being dialed was correct, but due to a
noisy line or other problems, his computer, running a Citadel bbs,
managed to dial out to some number which, coincedentally, was
receiving obscene calls from someone ... and was thus being traced.

Apparently, an ignorant and overzealous (IMHO) DA was able to track
down the one number for the BBS off the trace, but wasn't able to find
the person making the voice calls -- but didn't really care much.

It did go to court, and last I heard the sysop was off with (possibly
a fine) and an agreement that it gets cleared off his record if
nothing happens again in a year.

Apparently, if you can't fund a hotshot lawyer, and if the DA gets to
pick jurors on the basis of not being able to recognize a phone wthout
a handcrank, anything can happen.

(This opinionated update brought to you by another Citadel sysop, one
of the bbs's which was being dialed through correctly ...)
From: Jim.Redelfs@ivgate.omahug.org (Jim Redelfs)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: "Click!" or Apology
Date: 13 Apr 92 12:45:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.321.16
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Organization: Macnet Omaha
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 321, Message 16 of 16

> [Moderator's Note: Well, when I call a wrong number, I apologize, I
> don't just disconnect rudely. They might try the same.   PAT]

For YEARS, until my children grew older, overheard me a few times, and
browbeat ME out of doing it, I always said, "I'm sorry -- I have a
wrong number.  Please excuse the ring!"
                                       (sigh)
Old Toll Operator habits die hard!
  

JR  Tabby 2.2  MacNet Omaha  402-289-2899  macnet.omahug.org  (1:285/14)
From: andys@ulysses.att.com (Andy Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: AT&T sues aggregator
Date: 14 Apr 92 12:17:07 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 318, Message 3 of 7

Taken from an AT&T announcement:

AT&T Friday filed suit in U.S. District Court alleging that One Stop
Financial Corp. of Little Falls, N.J., had deceived long- distance
telecommunications customers.  The suit alleges One Stop Financial
intentionally created the mistaken impression it is affiliated with
AT&T, made unauthorized use of AT&T's trademarks and service marks,
and "slammed" customers, by advising AT&T that an AT&T customer wished
to switch to One Stop Financial, when the customer had not authorized
the change.  This is the first time AT&T has filed such a suit against
an aggregator or reseller, as companies who resell services tariffed
by the FCC are known.


Andy Sherman/AT&T Bell Laboratories/Murray Hill, NJ
AUDIBLE:  (908) 582-5928
READABLE: andys@ulysses.att.com  or att!ulysses!andys
What? Me speak for AT&T?  You must be joking!
From: upchrch!joel@peora.sdc.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Future of Fax
Date: 12 Apr 92 06:52:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.314.2
Organization: Upchurch Computer Consulting, Orlando FL
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 314, Message 2 of 12

wdp@gagme.chi.il.us (Bill Pfeiffer) writes:

> It amazes me how much variation there is in the quality of
> transmission/reception there is with different fax machines.  I
> often wonder whether it is the scanning of the transmitted page or the
> printing at the receive end which causes the bulk of this
> inconsistancy.

I think the scanning process has a lot to do with it. I have a one
page sample a friend send to me using WinFax Pro. I then copied it
onto regular paper. I can't see any difference from laser output
unless I hold it closer than 1.5 feet from my face. Bypassing the
scanning process and using font technology like ATM and Truetype, that
can render the font to the resolution of the output device, make about
a 200 percent difference in the resulting output. The output looks
better than what comes off a 24 pin printer, which isn't too shabby.

Of course if more people thought about the document would look like at
the other end and used the fine button more often it would also help a
lot. I set my fax machine to default to fine.


(If your mail bounces use the address below. My map entry is new.)
Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
joel@peora.ccur.com {uiucuxc,hoptoad,petsd,ucf-cs}!peora!joel (407) 859-0982
From: eleipb@rwb.urc.tue.nl (Phons Bloemen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: 900 Service in Germany
Date: 3 Apr 92 14:18:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: eecs.telecom12.298.5
Reply-To: eleipb@urc.tue.nl
Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology - NL
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 298, Message 5 of 9

In <telecom12.291.10@eecs.nwu.edu> wittlin@sci.kun.nl (A. Wittlin)
writes:

> In <telecom12.282.3@eecs.nwu.edu> UK84@DKAUNI2.BITNET writes:

>> Instead of dialing a special access code (like 1-900- ) in the USA you
>> just call a foreign phone number. By browsing through some women's
>> magazines I found the number 001- (access code for the US from
>> Germany) -610-204-04xx (xx from 81 to 92). By calling this number you
>> can get your personal horoscope or women's services. But you will ask
>> how the provider of such services will get any money from you?  That
>> is quite difficult to explain but I try.

This service also existed a while ago in the Netherlands itself, even
when there was a 900 service available (so-called 06-3 ...). Between
the advertisments for chat-lines, sexlines et cetera (all starting
with 06-3 and all ending with a notice wit 50 cpm in the smallest
possible letter (this indicates the tariff of 50 Dutch cents per
minute, which was at that time the maximun (is about 0.30 U$) there
were some starting with 09-61xxxxxxx (which is indeed 09 (international
dialing) 61 (Australia). The rest of the xxx I don't remember anymore.
The tariff indication was right, but confusing: 50ct5sec or something
like that.  Maybe these people found the maximum revenues from dutch
PTT telecom too low (from the 50 ct you get 25 ct). The advertisments
disappeared when PTT had the wise idea to change the maximum rate to
100 cpm (where the services get 70 cents from). Instantly all the
regular services doubled their rates.


Florete Flores
Phons Bloemen | Information & Communication Theory 
W +31 40 473672 Vinkelaan 200 | Dept. of Electrical Engineering 
H +31 4920 25950 5702 LX Helmond NL| Eindhoven University of Technology 
eleipb@urc.tue.nl.
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 15:19:09 GMT
From: rees@pisa.citi.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: MCI and Cellular One/Boston
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 306, Message 5 of 12

In article <telecom12.298.9@eecs.nwu.edu>, wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL
(Will Martin) writes:

> Hmmm. A loaner phone with the same number. This means two cellular
> phones with the same number, at least on a temporary basis. Doesn't
> this conflict with all the previous traffic on how it was impossible
> or would create unresolveable conflicts?

The conflict arises when you have two phones with the same number both
on the air at the same time.  A loaner phone is usually programmed
with the same phone number and the same ESN as the phone it's
replacing, and the original is kept off the air while the replacement
is on.

It's actually pretty easy to change the ESN in most phones, despite
what you might have heard.  Depending on the manufacturer, there are
usually some restrictions intended to reduce fraud.  Usually the ESN
must be copied from another phone rather than entered manually, and
there is often a limit on the number of times the ESN can be changed.