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Telecommunications digest. (Moderated)
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Loading Coil Page on Wikipedia [Telecom]
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A description of Loading Coils has been posted (by somebody, not me) to Wikipedia. It was featured in today's (Friday) list of "Did you know ... From Wikipedia's newest articles." The permalink is [link] Neal McLain
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More impossible Caller ID [Telecom]
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Every now and again, I ignore calls coming from what I assume is a telemarketer. The latest two were from 506 221-14516 and 506 224-47271 That's right. 11 digits were passed along in Caller ID. How is this done? Why isn't it a fixed-length field of 10 digits and why isn't there any error checking along the way?... more »
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Where is area code 390? [Telecom]
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...It's an out-and-out SCAM which is violting the Do-Not-Call Act. There is NO area code 390 in the North American network. I also doubt that this call is coming in from Italy, which is Country Code +39. In North America, ALL three-digit area code combinations with a '9' in the middle digit are RESERVED for use in a future expansion... more »
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Cost of COCOT? [Telecom]
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...I have a couple hundred of them I don't expect to be doing anything with. They cost me a thousand dollars apiece, but I doubt that I can hope to get much for 'em. What are they worth?
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Where is area code 390?
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Where is area code 390? Someone whose caller ID data says 390-599-9148, name "LRG", is apparently violating the Do-Not-Call Act. We got a call from a machine that said "press 1 to speak to an agent" and did not connect us to anyone when we pressed 1. Googling the number, I see that others have... more »
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Cost of low-use payphone? [telecom]
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Would anyone know accurately the going rate for a phoneco provided pay phone? Payphones on private property always had cost/commissions. If a payphone had low use, the property owner had to cover the cost of the phone to the phone company. If the payphone had heavy use, the property owner would get a commission from the telephone company.... more »
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Toll Free Telephone Service [Telecom]
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Responding to an earlier query about toll-free phone service, I use Uni-Tel Communications Group out of Naperville, IL. I made the arrangement years ago through a reseller, and the actual provider has migrated a couple of times, but I have always had good service. I pay 5.9 cents per minute (billed in tenths of minutes) with no... more »
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Best way to collect fines from telespammers? [Telecom]
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Anyone have some advice or even specific attorneys who will deal with scumbag companies that use abusive/illegal telemarketing tactics? A quick synopsis is this: 1) This company offers something with the "bait & switch" to get your number. 2) After they repeatedly call using an auto-dialer (which, in... more »
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It never rains, but it pours [Telecom]
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Sorry that I've been aware from the moderator chair until tonight: I saw my wife off to work at 6:45 this morning, went out to drum up some business, and came back at ~10 to find that a pipe had broken and my basement was flooded. The emergency team has just left, and there are dehumidifiers and fans... more »
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