OK, yes, I was talking about the old stuff. I remember as a kid
walking by the local CO when someone was there with the door open.
Remember all the click, click, click sounds and massive pairs of
wires. Also, there was a number you could dial to get what they
called "galloping relays." Party line phones had to enter a 2-digit
prefix to make long distance calls so the billing went to the proper
house.
The number we has back then was 3-2663. That later changed to
753-2663, but you quickly learned that the equipment would respond
fine to 73-2663, skipping the 5. These days we are dialing 10 digits
for any call, including local. Many times I recall tapping out a
number with a phone having no dial, or just doing it because I
could.
Chuck
On 11/19/2022 10:04 AM, Kevin
Magloughlin wrote:
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But in direct response, telling the CO switch to set up for a
toll call only applied in a mechanical office. The rest of it,
shall we say, is all software now and makes absolutely no
difference in call processing. ? I am dealing with some
databases in northern California where the PUC has mandated
no-prefix dialing. ?Not sure why but I imagine it¡¯s to make a
wireline phone act like a cellphone. ?Just my guess¡
