Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 20329
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1/15    Who provides the time service at the number POP-CORN (767-2676)?
        \_ "Kernel" Sanders
        \_ You do not need to dial "POPCORN" to hear the time.  You just need
           to dial 767, plus 4 other digits.  ANY 4 other digits.  So now you
           this, hopefully you can figure out who provides this service (No, it
           isn't some strange group of people).
           \_ You mean it's PacBell?  So it only works in Northern California?
              \_ It's certainly affiliated with the telco somehow, but this
                 did _not_ exist in SoCal last time I checked, so it's
                 not a universal PacBell feature
                 \_ Does not work in SoCal, even though Pacific Bell is
                    my telco (some areas are Verizon). --dim
                    \_ in LA it's 853-1212 (or possibly any four digits).
                       you can find out what it is anywhere by calling
                       411 and asking for the number for the time.
                       welcome to the universe. more interesting is
                       the number to dial that repeats your own number
                       back to you. it varies depending on Central
                       Office, and the phone co doesn't want you to have
                       it.
                                sf mission area readback #: 211-0022
                                berkeley: ?
                \_ Yep.
                \_ It worked in Reno when I lived there, but that's also
                   PacBell land.        -alan-
           \_ That's not the official number anyways. Only for bwd compat
           \_ what's the number to get the phone number of the phone
              you are dialing from?
              \_ You have been abused by the motd formatting god.
              \_ I think it used to be 1-800-MY-ANI-IS, but they changed
                 the password to it. -geordan
                 \_ Ah, I still remember the good 'ole 80s
        \_ in maryland, they dont have the 767 (popcorn) feature
           and i find that i miss it.  is there some web page that
           tells you where you can call up if you need to know the
           time when youre not in norcal?  i tried a number of key
           search words on the web (time service, etc) and had no
           luck.  -hahnak
           \_ RTFM (RTFphone book) or check providers home page
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