Hi Roy,

>>>>> didn't someone (you?) mention a sysop in Z1 who got a
$500US phone
>>>>> bill because they had listed an invalid 555-go-nowhere
number that
>>>>> their system was dialing and that number they listed
was now used by
>>>>> their telco as an information number that incurred charges??

>>>> Janis did. It was the perfect proof for Malcolm's case at the
>>>> right moment.

>>> it wasn't proof for anyone's case... all it was was proof that things
>>> happen i one isn't watching their stuff... the fellow that the
>>> incident happened to didn't even use the proper 555-xxxx phone number
>>> to begin with... if he had, h wouldn't have had the problem... it only
>>> takes a small bit of research and/or to ask others in the know...

>> Yes indeed.. not sure how Ward twisted that event to Malcolm's case.
>> 000- in Malcolm's zone could easily be blocked by nodes in
>> Australia.. 1-areacode-555-0000 was an unknown entitity, previously
>> "safe" for this particular node, and still safe for
users of my phone
>> company.. and probably many others in the states.  I'm not saying
>> people should use that sequence, but the situations in Malcolm's case
>> and this node's case were very different.

> Isn't the 'national' number for information, 1+area code+555-1212?

That's what I thought it was for landline phones...

> I seem to recall using that sequence to find numbers in other cities when
> I had a land line. When I call that number with my cell phone, I get
> Cingular 411, which is their information number.

Over here, we can use either 1-areacode+555-1212 for LD (out of this
areacode) info, or just 1-555-1212 for #'s in this areacode, or 411 for
local (Windsor NY) info :)  Everyone of these phone companies in the US
probably is different somewhat.   When Ron and I lived in Warwick NY, we
had yet another phone
company that was privately owned.. they did everything "their own
way"..  There are more than a few of those phone companies still
around.

Take care,
Janis

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