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- From: streak@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jason Williams)
- Newsgroups: austin.general
- Subject: Re: SWBT "Two-inch lady" in Austin? (your number back...)
- Message-ID: <84135@ut-emx.uucp>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 06:58:18 GMT
- References: <1992Nov12.234239.633@icus.ICUS.COM> <PETONIC.92Nov13113649@daisy.hal.com> <83978@ut-emx.uucp>
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- In article <83978@ut-emx.uucp> slug@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged) writes:
- >In article <PETONIC.92Nov13113649@daisy.hal.com> petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic) writes:
- >>Say a guy comes to a party with "bad intentions" on his mind (i.e.,
- >>casing the joint with plans to rob it later). He uses the phone, dials
- >>the repeat number and saves it for later use. Then, at his leisure, he
- >>can call the phone number to check whether or not the occupants are at
- >>home.
- >>
- >No flame intended here, but the above scenerio is fairly pathetic. If a guy
- >comes to a party, then there are high chances that he knows, or can easily
- >find out the name of the host. The he merely has to look up the number in the
- >phone book. It is about as easy.
- >
- >The number is 830 to dial to get your own phone number. It is a general
- >knowledge number- many people I know already knew this "feature".
- >
- >
-
- On a similiar note, How do I get the phone to ringback?
-
- I know of a number to this but in only works in a selected part of Austin.
-
- (958-XXXX where XXXX is the last 4 digits of the #)
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