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Please donate to Pat Townson

Fellow Digest Readers, Pat Townson is continuing to recover from his stroke. He appreciates the cards he's received, bu...

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billQRM

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Putting the "T word" at the end of Subject lines [Telecom]

My informal observation is that putting the requested [Telecom] marker at the end of Subject: lines in comp.dcom.teleco...

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siegman

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Let it Ring? vs. "Answer on Hold"? [Telecom]

In "911, please hold", Lisa Hancock concluded: > In Bell System days, customer training was such that calls were not >...

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anthonybellanga

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History--Bell toll routing machine cards--other applications? [telecom]

A critical part of telephone switching is routing a call--the 'road map'--from the calling exchange to the called excha...

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hancock4

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Bell System 'binary'? [telecom]

I would appreciate any clarification of the following: The decimal system we humans use is not readilly adapted to mach...

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hancock4

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"911, please hold" delays help in bad fire [telecom]

A 911 operator put a desperate woman on hold during a bad fire. The woman was bedridden and her bedroom was on fire. Wh...

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hancock4

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How to tell the difference between spam and a Joe-Job?

Message-Id: Does Radio Really Work? The obvious answer is Yes or you would not have billions in ad dollars spend each y...

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ptownson

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movie "War Games", misc comments [telecom]

The movie, "War Games" was on TCM the other night. I saw the tail end of it; here are some comments: I think most peopl...

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hancock4

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[Telecom] bell atlantic cid

I came across an old Bell Atlantic Caller ID box, Model 710. Anyone have an instruction book for it? There's a switch i...

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michael

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[Telecom] History--Cincinnati dial cutover?

Is anyone familiar with the telephone layout of Cincinnati? I got a book describing the cutover of the Cherry Parkway '...

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hancock4

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Re: History--special Panel dialing for manual and party lines.

> There was a thread about this on the TCI list a few years ago. Steph > Kerman, one of the regular TCI contributors, e...

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hancock4

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Your article "Wireless signals can be tapped by others" [Telecom]

Sir, I am the temporary moderator of The Telecom Digest, an internet publication concerning telecommunications. The Dig...

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canary_trap_15.at.timesucker.h

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Computer signals tapped by others [Telecom]

The Phila Inqr reported how wireless routers are being "piggybacked" by thieves, who then use other people's network fo...

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hancock4

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Paging Lisa Minter

Lisa, Your email is bouncing. Please call me. Bill 781-784-7287

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bill

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[Telecom] RE: History--special Panel dialing for manual and party lines.

> One of the design points of Panel Switching was that > calls to/from manual customers would appear identical to > the...

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nmclain

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