gwilks98

I know there's a number that you can dial that bypasses long distance programs and an automated system will spit the number you're on back to you.

(Phone techs use it all the time with butt sets at 66 blocks.)

Anyone know what that number is?

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gwilks98

Man, does ANYONE here know what I'm talking about?

ShawnLee

no clue - for the record.

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cheapie

1-888-621-2903

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Jeffbx

Or just call your cell & check the caller ID

uncledaddy

That's what I would do. And if you have caller ID blocking, then dial star 82 then your cell number and it will allow your number to show.

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Jah Rulez

Look at your phone bill?

GilbertsGrape

dialing 200 works with my CO

DarkFury

That's what I'd do as well.

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gwilks98

Thanks, that's what I was looking for.


To all you other "smart guys" suggesting caller ID...

I work for a retailer with almost 300 locations in North American malls.

I get a lot of requests of phone line trouble at a location. The fastest way to troubleshoot is to
1. Identify that the line is still correctly terminated to our suit. (and not someone elses)
2. Verify local dialing works.
3. Verify long distance dialing works. (Instate and out of state)

Quite often, our wiring gets pulled at a closet past the demarc and crossed with someone else's lines. Sometimes, our long distance gets slammed by another provider who shuts off our service for not paying their forced bill.

Cell signal in many stores wiring closets is nill.

So that being said, if a store calls with trouble from one of their voice lines, saying they can't dial long distance. Well, that means if you want to verify the line is still on the correct number, you need to call a local number with caller ID. Because cell signals are often poor, it's not always an option. It's easiest to just dial an unblocked toll free number.


It's a fun problem to have.


Thanks for the suggestions, but Cheapie wins the hug for the day.

DarkFury

Ewww... manlove!

Git a room!

uncledaddy

Hey! It's Bro-manticism!

chrissy

I think your company is rubbing off on you

Do you troubleshoot their new interactive website too or are you just internal helpdesk?

cheapie

woohoo! a free hug!

gwilks98

not really. I'm on the network services team. My portion deals primarily with communications and security. (VPN, internet links, phone lines, antivirus, IDS, IPS.)

So, my team only gets involved when the interactive site itself has major back end problems. (Like when the 250 MB link goes down.)