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Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:13:43 -0400, John H
wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:58:06 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 05:14:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Jul 30True North - show quoted text - Now we can only hope that all the nuisance callers, who used to call your landline, get your cellphone number. .... But at least with a smart phone you can easily block the unwanted numbers... That does not help much when the spammers are using caller ID spoofers. The number keeps changing. You're right. I don't even bother blocking them unless I see the same caller and number several times. I just don't answer unrecognized numbers. If folks start to leave a message, and I recognize them, then they'll get answered. Otherwise it doesn't happen. The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. |
Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:28 -0400, John H
wrote: The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. My cell phone number shows up quite often on my land line CID. If I'm running around and think of something I want to remember later, I'll often call my home phone and leave a message as a reminder. Works well. I am talking about the POTS number showing up on the POTS caller ID. |
Who says I'm 'low tech'...
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Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 5:18:04 PM UTC-4, John H wrote:
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:31:26 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:28 -0400, John H wrote: The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. My cell phone number shows up quite often on my land line CID. If I'm running around and think of something I want to remember later, I'll often call my home phone and leave a message as a reminder. Works well. I am talking about the POTS number showing up on the POTS caller ID. What is POTS? Plain Old Telephone Service |
Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:18:02 -0400, John H
wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:31:26 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:28 -0400, John H wrote: The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. My cell phone number shows up quite often on my land line CID. If I'm running around and think of something I want to remember later, I'll often call my home phone and leave a message as a reminder. Works well. I am talking about the POTS number showing up on the POTS caller ID. What is POTS? Plain Old Telephone Service |
Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 7:11:31 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:18:02 -0400, John H wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:31:26 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:28 -0400, John H wrote: The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. My cell phone number shows up quite often on my land line CID. If I'm running around and think of something I want to remember later, I'll often call my home phone and leave a message as a reminder. Works well. I am talking about the POTS number showing up on the POTS caller ID. What is POTS? Plain Old Telephone Service I beat ya to it. :) Technically it's a 2-wire loop start telephone line. When you come off-hook, you draw loop current on the line, which signals the office that you want dial tone. When a trunk is available, you get dial tone. Then you dial the number, and the office PABX connects you. Their PABX send ring voltage down the POTS line to their phone, which (in the old days) rings the mechanical bell. They pick up, and you have a talkpath connection between the phones. Interesting, if you've never travelled outside the US, you've probably never waited on dial tone. Some phone systems don't have enough capacity in some countries to handle the volume. The first time I experienced it was in Venezuela. I picked up the phone in the hotel, and waited about 20-30 seconds for dial tone. When I told the operator I wanted to make a call back to the US, they said they'd call me back when a circuit was available. About 15 minutes later I got a return call and my call went through. This was over 20 years ago. |
Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:04:41 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:
On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 5:18:04 PM UTC-4, John H wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:31:26 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:28 -0400, John H wrote: The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. My cell phone number shows up quite often on my land line CID. If I'm running around and think of something I want to remember later, I'll often call my home phone and leave a message as a reminder. Works well. I am talking about the POTS number showing up on the POTS caller ID. What is POTS? Plain Old Telephone Service Well, I just reckon I am pretty low tech. |
Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:11:52 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:
On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 7:11:31 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:18:02 -0400, John H wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:31:26 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:28 -0400, John H wrote: The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. My cell phone number shows up quite often on my land line CID. If I'm running around and think of something I want to remember later, I'll often call my home phone and leave a message as a reminder. Works well. I am talking about the POTS number showing up on the POTS caller ID. What is POTS? Plain Old Telephone Service I beat ya to it. :) Technically it's a 2-wire loop start telephone line. When you come off-hook, you draw loop current on the line, which signals the office that you want dial tone. When a trunk is available, you get dial tone. Then you dial the number, and the office PABX connects you. Their PABX send ring voltage down the POTS line to their phone, which (in the old days) rings the mechanical bell. They pick up, and you have a talkpath connection between the phones. Interesting, if you've never travelled outside the US, you've probably never waited on dial tone. Some phone systems don't have enough capacity in some countries to handle the volume. The first time I experienced it was in Venezuela. I picked up the phone in the hotel, and waited about 20-30 seconds for dial tone. When I told the operator I wanted to make a call back to the US, they said they'd call me back when a circuit was available. About 15 minutes later I got a return call and my call went through. This was over 20 years ago. And now I can use Skype to call a Netherlands land line for 2.3 cents a minute, with super quality. |
Who says I'm 'low tech'...
On Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:01:53 -0400, John H
wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:04:41 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 5:18:04 PM UTC-4, John H wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:31:26 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:09:28 -0400, John H wrote: The strange one is when your own number pops on the caller ID. My cell phone number shows up quite often on my land line CID. If I'm running around and think of something I want to remember later, I'll often call my home phone and leave a message as a reminder. Works well. I am talking about the POTS number showing up on the POTS caller ID. What is POTS? Plain Old Telephone Service Well, I just reckon I am pretty low tech. I still have 2 rotary dial phones connected. That is low tech. The one in my garage still has the original Telco label in the dial face with my phone number on it. That is the best phone in the house for reliability. |
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