Hi, Paul.

PE> PE> I have another phone line which I could experiment
PE> PE> with at a later date when all other possibilities
PE> PE> have been exhausted, if that would make a difference.

PE> BL> It'd come through the same exchange,

PE> RS> Nope, most exchanges actually have two completely separate technologys,
PE> RS> often some modern digital, and some rather more antique crossbar.

PE> I'm not sure what your point is here.  I would have expected that
PE> if both my phone numbers started with "436" that they would be
PE> going through the same technology at the exchange.

No, it can depend on more digits. When I enquired about the Easycall
facilities I learned that there were just 200 numbers in the Balmain
exchange that couldn't have it. Unfortunately that included 810-8202.

Regards, FIM.

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