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ANI-AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION
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THIS HAS A FEW USES. FIRST, WERE YOU EVER SOMEWHERE AND THE FONE DIDN'T
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HAVE A # PRINTED ON IT? OR PERHAPS YOU WERE FOOLING AROUND IN SOME CANS
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(LARGE BOXES ON FONE POLES THAT CONTAIN TERMINALS FOR LINEMAN USE)
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AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WHAT THE LINE # IS.
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IN NPA 914, THE ANI IS 990. IN NPA'S 212 & 516, ANI IS 958. THIS VARIES FROM
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AREA TO AREA.
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HERE ARE SOME OTHER ANI'S THAT I HAVE SEEN:
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- 830-xxxx (916 AREA CODE)
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- 211 (FOR 817 AREA CODE)
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- 511 (FOR 716)
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- 116 (604)
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- 61056, 114 OR 1223 (213-LOS ANGELES)
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- 290 OR 200-XXX-XXXX (ILLINOIS BELL)
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- 760 (408-SAN JOSE CA)
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- 711 (919 AREA CODE)
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- 970-XXXX (TEXAS AREAS SERVED BY GTE)
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- 997-555-1212 (502 AREA CODE)
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- 200-222-2222 (AREA CODES 313, 616, 906, 517)
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- 990 (914)
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- 958 (NEW YORK CITY)
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- 560,THEN HIT 1 TILL THE VOICE APPEARS
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- 593-5010 (602 AREA CODE)
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- 890-751-5191
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- 300-XXX-XXXX
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- 202-222-2222
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- 1-XXX-1111 (IN SOME 914 AREAS, ESP. UNDER STEP-BY-STEP SWITCHING, YOU HAVE
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TO DIAL 1-990-1111)
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TO FIND ANI FOR OTHER AREAS, CHECK 3 DIGITS #'S FIRST, USUALLY IN THE 9XX
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SERIES (EXCLUDING 911). IN AREAS UNDER STEP-BY-STEP TRY 1-9XX-1111.
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ANI MAY ALSO BE IN 99XX. LAST RESORT, TRY TO GET FRIENDLY WITH YOUR
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NEIGHBOR WHO WORKS FOR THE FONE COMPANY.
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RING BACK
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RINGBACK, AS ITS NAME IMPLIES, CALLS BACK THE # YOU ARE AT WHEN YOU DIAL
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THE RINGBACK #. RINGBACK, IN NPA 914, IS 660. YOU DIAL 660+THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF
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THE FONE. YOU WILL THEN GET A TONE, HANG-UP QUICKLY AND PICK-UP IN ABOUT 2
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SECONDS. YOU WILL THEN GET A SECOND TONE, HANG-UP AGAIN AND THE FONE WILL
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RING.
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IN NYC, IT IS ALSO 660, BUT YOU MAY HAVE TO PRESS 6 OR 7 BEFORE YOU HANG UP
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FOR THE FIRST TIME (IE, AT THE FIRST TONE).
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OTHER RINGBACK #'S THAT I HAVE SEEN ARE:
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26011 - THIS 5 DIGIT FORMAT IS USED PRIMARILY ON STEP-BY-STEP.
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THE LAST 2 DIGITS (11) ARE DUMMY DIGITS.
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890-897-XXXX - XXXX ARE THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF THE FONE #.
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119911/11911/1199911 - GTE
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NNX-9906/9907 - NPA 301, NNX IS THE EXCHANGE
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THE REASON YOU GET THE TONE WHEN YOU PICK-UP AFTER IT RINGS IS BECAUSE IN
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SOME AREAS, PEOPLE WERE USING RINGBACK AS AN IN-HOUSE INTERCOM. THEY WOULD
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DIAL RINGBACK, AND WHEN IT STOPPED RINGING, THEY WOULD PICK-UP & TALK WITH THE
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PERSON WHO PICKED UP THE OTHER EXTENSION. BELL DIDN'T LIKE THIS SINCE THERE IS
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USUALLY ONLY 1 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN EACH EXCHANGE THAT DOES THE RINGBACK. WHEN
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PEOPLE USED THIS AS AN INTERCOM, LINEMEN & REPAIRMEN COULDN'T GET THROUGH! IN
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SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER STEP-BY-STEP, RINGBACK CAN STILL BE USED AS
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AN INTERCOM. ALSO, UNDER STEP-BY-STEP, THE RINGBACK PROCEDURE IT USUALLY
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SIMPLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN ONE AREA YOU WOULD DIAL 26011 AND HANG-UP; IT WOULD
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THEN RINGBACK.
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TOUCH-TONE TEST:
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IN AREAS THAT HAVE A TOUCH-TONE TEST, YOU DIAL THE RINGBACK #. AT THE
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FIRST TONE, YOU TOUCH-TONE DIGITS 1-0. IF THEY ARE CORRECT IT WILL BEEP
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TWICE.
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I HAVE ALSO SEEN A TT TEST IN SOME AREAS AT: 890-751-5191
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