Text 11491, 57 rader
Skriven 2005-08-07 15:34:00 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
  Kommentar till text 11477 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
Ärende: Cell phone charges
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Hello Carol,

 > LOL, that reminds me.  No one in Japan can dial my BBS from
 > the nodelisted phone set without translation if they have a
 > DSN line.  Had to email a friend with the right number to use
 > a bit ago.  The same would be true for anyone worldwide with
 > DSN access.  Have to laugh a bit as I'm actually 315-252-7330
 > but masked via switching station to what you see on the origin
 > line.  I though about (briefly) adding a second nodelisting
 > just to show that but i dont think many of us have DSN lines

That would be very confusing to the vast majority of th eFidoNet community as
the second node would be undialable for them and they's have no clue whatsoever
why. OTOH those calling from a DSN line would have a fair clue why they can not
just dial the number as listed and how to deal with that situation.

I see no principal difference from the situation I and many others that are on
a PABX are in. I have my own home PABX. I am actually number 6. When I make an
outgoing call I have to "translate" the number just like the users of a DSN
line have to do. Granted, the "translation" amounts to no more than prefixing
the number with a "0". The dial translation tables in the mailer take care of
that.

For a DSN user, the translation is a bit more complicated, but I don't think it
is beyond the capabilities of most mailers. I note that the last six digits of
your number are the same, so it is just a matter of translating  81-6160- into
3152. Piece of cake.

 > and there's no flag to support it (nor do I suggest we add a
 > flag for that).

Such a flag would be useless to all but the handful of callers on a DSN line.
The numbers as listed in the nodelist are based on the Public network. Thos on
a private network.. I'd say it is their responsibility to figure out how to
translate the numbers...

 > I had lots of *fun* trying to make sure i had the number right
 > that the rest of you had to use to reach me.  They've upgraded
 > something in the past week so I need to remind myself to test
 > dial Sweden and the Nederlands to see if i can get a better
 > connection there.  Sweden didnt work at all, Michiel did.  Not
 > sure if Michiel can direct dial me though (never asked him to
 > try).  I think he gets charged for a busy signal and since I
 > BBS online, I tie up the line quite a bit of the day.

No, I do not not get charged for a busy signal.

 > (Michiel, if you see this and are *not* charged for a busy,
 > and feel it is worth a dime or so, wanna send me a test?

Just did. Works fine. Got a 26400 connect, which is the same as what I get for
most calls.

Cheers, Michiel

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