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Article #106Re: "fake" numbers outside US
From: Mike Barnes
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 17:58
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 17:58
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In article <wdh-1612942150420001@wdh.slip.netcom.com> wdh@fresh.com writes: >In the United States and Canada (World Zone 1 to be more precise), when >you want to represent a phone number without the risk of it being an >actual valid phone number, you choose a number of the form "555-xxxx", for >instance, "1-510-555-1234". > >Do any of the participants in other countries know of similar conventions >in their or other countries? Thanks in advance... > >-Bill > Now what about a phone *ring* that, when it occurred on TV or video, you couldn't confuse with the real thing. That *would* be useful. Something like "Brrr brrr brrr ... ... brrr brrr brrr ...". Mike. -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ < Mike Barnes Tel: +44 1298 83758 > < Exodus Computer Systems Fax: +44 1298 83749 > < Longnor, Staffs, England mike@exodus.co.uk > vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv My other .sig is a Ferrari
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 114575,92d2230c29a36366 X-Google-Attributes: gid114575,public X-Google-Thread: fc9bd,92d2230c29a36366 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc9bd,public X-Google-Thread: f4e50,92d2230c29a36366 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4e50,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-21 09:58:22 PST Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom.tech,uk.telecom,aus.comms From: mike@exodus.demon.co.uk (Mike Barnes) Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!demon!exodus.demon.co.uk!mike Subject: Re: "fake" numbers outside US References: <wdh-1612942150420001@wdh.slip.netcom.com> Organization: Exodus Computer Systems Reply-To: Mike@exodus.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Simple NEWS 2.0 (ka9q DIS 1.24) Lines: 28 X-Posting-Host: exodus.demon.co.uk Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 17:58:22 +0000 Message-ID: <788032702snz@exodus.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk