No, part of the problem with VOIP is it's easy to change your
CPNI. The calls come from different numbers each time. They just
show up as the city (usually near me) and a number.

I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and geography. I
think something has been lost with that. Local numbers, with local rate
calls, encouraged local bulletin boards - and was a boon for local
businesses - that could play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.




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Re: Re: had a call yesterday
By: Ginger1 to KURT WEISKE on Tue Jan 09 2024 09:21 pm

I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.

Same here. Area codes don't mean nothing no more. (is that a triple negative?) --
digital man (rob)

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Hello Rob!

** On Wednesday 10.01.24 - 13:14, Rob Swindell wrote to Ginger1:

I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and
geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local
numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin
boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could
play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.

Same here. Area codes don't mean nothing no more. (is that a triple negative?) --

-1 x -1 x -1 = -1 So.. yeah, you agree to the negative
sentiment. :D





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Hello Ginger1!

** On Tuesday 09.01.24 - 21:21, Ginger1 wrote to KURT WEISKE:

I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and
geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local
numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin
boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could
play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.

Now we are all one big family. The phone number is just a
number. As long as it's not long-distance, I'm happy.

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Ginger1 wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.

Back in the late '80s, I remember memorizing the local exchanges that
were free -- that was after running up a $100+ phone bill at my
parents' house calling a local-toll board that was in my same area code
but outside of local calling.

That was part of the inspiration for starting a BBS. People would call
ME and send ME files! :)




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