My question is: how is that Blackberry connected to the rest of the world? Is it a plain old 202 cell number? Is it a pseudo-extension off the White House PBX? Is it an access line (or whatever it's called) off the GETS network?
For that matter, how about the landlines in the President's office?
Whatever they are, I doubt that any of them can be reached from the outside world by dialing
+1 202 XXX XXXX. The Pres certainly wouldn't be getting calls from charities and political campaigns.Neal McLain
***** Moderator's Note *****I don't know about the presidential blackberry: however it connects to the outside world, I'm still hoping that it's being read by a subaltern who will deflect unimportant emails. I already spoke my piece about that.
The landlines in the president's office are ordinary telephone lines from the White House PBX. The instruments are standard models, reliable, easy to repair, and as mundane as you'll see anywhere.
You may reach the White House switchboard by dialing 202-456-1111. If you know today's code word, you'll be connected to a west wing employee in a second. The President's calls are, of course, screned by one of his aides.
Bill Horne Temporary Moderator