Important Research Project!
Mar. 24th, 2006 02:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
c9Please report the results of these actions, and your location.
Why? Because some places apparently you can do it* and the phone company says it's OK. I know that ten digit dialing (the first bullet) is getting common in the big cities, but you may be surprised to find it working in your smaller city as well! And I'm most curious about the second bullet.
* "it" meaning dial a ten digit long distance number and get connected anyway.
Note: no expenses shall be reimbursed for your participation in this exciting project.
- Pick up the nearest landline phone and dial a local phone number with your area code in front, but without the 1. (Example: 519-123-4567)
- Pick up the nearest landline phone and dial a long distance phone number with the area code in front, but without the 1.
- Now do both again with a cell phone.
Why? Because some places apparently you can do it* and the phone company says it's OK. I know that ten digit dialing (the first bullet) is getting common in the big cities, but you may be surprised to find it working in your smaller city as well! And I'm most curious about the second bullet.
* "it" meaning dial a ten digit long distance number and get connected anyway.
Note: no expenses shall be reimbursed for your participation in this exciting project.
