Re: Off Topic - HUGE problem with 800 #'s

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Unreal. Something that has worked fine for YEARS and YEARS... must have moved 
it to NT Server or
something... ;-)

Bob Crothers wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> Just heard from McLeod.  Yes, there was a problem this morning with 800
> numbers.  Evidently, there is a central registrar of toll free numbers
> that all numbers go thru.  This company had problems this morning.  I
> don't remember the company name, but it was not Ameritech.  They are
> working again now.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-nontech-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Chuck Lewis
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:45 PM
> To: midrange-nontech@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Off Topic - HUGE problem with 800 #'s
>
> Bob wrote:
>
> <Chuck, What is your source for this? Is it Ameritech or all carriers?>
>
> Heard just a little while ago that it is apparently AmeriSuck, uh,
> Tech...
>
> <You are on my list of  "highly reliable" posters, but this is a rather
> sweeping statement!>
>
> Well thanks :-) (for the first part). Earlier this morning when I had
> been told this, it was from
> a BIG computer reseller (in Chicago). It apparently effected a big part
> of the midwest and maybe
> some east coast stuff from what some others said on Ignite/400...
>
> <And I have sent an email to my phone provider (McLeod) asking for
> confirmation/denial.>
>
> We use them too for some stuff. It only effected 800, not 877's etc.
>
> <Our phones have sure been busy this morning (that's a good
> thing)...but much of the traffic is
> direct dial (non-800) so probably doesn't fall into what you are
> saying.  And I have made one 800
> call this morning with no problem...but that doesn't prove anything.>
>
> I could got through to one in Texas but we (our buyers, etc.) were
> having trouble with ones all
> over the country. I apparently had something to do with an Ameritech
> switch that allowed 800 #
> calling out of certain areas, thus the confusion...
>
> Chuck
>
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