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Sounds like a FAX (Re: Information America 800 number)

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From: 01jmbrown
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 07:13
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In article <1992Dec31.231344.9920@tandem.com>, louis@cpd.Tandem.COM (Louis Meadows) writes:
> In article <C05Gp0.Ix@mtholyoke.edu>, wvogel@MtHolyoke.edu (keeper of the tone) writes:
>>what number are you dialing?
>>
>>800 info is 1 800 555 1212
>>w
>>
>  Yes I have gotten that far, the 800 number 848-1187.   The problem is it is
> a modem and It's hard to talk unless you are able to logon.   I just got word
> that the 800 number is out of alanta.   Any help with getting connect to these 
> people would be wonderfull.
> 
> 
>   Don't let the bits byte
> And Happy New year @Docmaster & elsewhere
>   BIGBROTHER please be on the right side.
> 
>     Louis

There's another animal that screeches a carrier tone besides a PC. It's
a FAX machine.

That might be it; an old number now hooked up to a FAX line, which many
companies have, and I'd bet many companies have 800 faxes for their
branches, subsidiaries, franchises, etc......

Try going to your local copier (by copier I mean people who make photocopies,
etc. in bulk) or printer... a lot of them have FAX services, but it's expensive
(sometimes $2 per page).... but if you really want to get a hold of them,
you could try FAXing them a letter from the local copier...
(at the number you listed above, of course)
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From: 01jmbrown@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
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Subject: Sounds like a FAX (Re: Information America 800 number)
Message-ID: <1993Jan3.021349.13362@bsu-ucs>
Date: 3 Jan 93 07:13:49 GMT
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