"Toll Free Test Exchange Scan Results" (250-0000 to 1499) compiled by: TestSet Johnny brought to you by: Blue Fuzzy TelePhonics "Charting the fringe telecommunicational realm since 1985" http://www.internettrash.com/users/bft featuring: ...TelCo Test Numbers... ...Strange Recordings... ...Unlisted Oddities... ...and lots of other telephonic-esoterica that you can dial from the comfort of your own keypad... (additions and/or corrections welcomed, E-Mail: testset@iname.com) last update: 12/02/98 ............................................................................. ::Abbreviations:: (These are the abbreviations and terms I've been using in my notes for many years now... learn them, use them, love them. Note: an ID# might follow some recordings on this list.) ACB - All Circuits Busy (recording) AM - Answering Machine CBC - Cannot Be Completed (recording) CFT - Checked For Trouble (recording) DGT - Didn't Go Through (recording) DHC - Due to Heavy Calling (recording) DIS - DISconnected (recording) HBC - Has Been Changed (recording) MBX - MailBoX NIS - Not In Service (recording) NIV - Number InValid (recording) OGM - Out Going Message PA - Person Answered REC - RECording RO - Ring Out (just keeps ringing) VMS - Voice Mail System/Voice Message System ::Glossary:: busy out - a number that's always busy quiddly - TelCo test of some kind (any info would be appreciated) reorder - fast busy signal suped - toll call tone - so called "milliwatt tone" (various durations) unsuped - free call (most intercept recordings are unsuped) ............................................................................. 800 (didn't really scan at all yet) 250 0400 CBC 23n 250 0600 Tone 877 (scanned the whole range) 250 0015 Odd call cannot be processed REC that says to call (888)486 8474, which is the Cable & Wireless Customer Care Center 250 0016 CBC 23n 250 0042 Reorder 250 0065 DGT 250 0066 DGT 250 0079 Some weird call block thingy called Privacy Manager 250 0080 Ameritec Maintainable & Provisioning Center VMS 250 0091 CBC 23n 250 0092 CBC 23n 250 0097 CBC 23n 250 0099 CBC 23n 250 0110 CBC 44 7 3 0 250 0111 CBC 44 7 3 0 250 0116 NIS nycr12 250 0118 CBC 23n 250 0126 Reorder 250 0146 AmeriTel VMS (some business service) 250 0172 CBC 23n 250 0200 NIV 6-4 or blocked by my NPA 250 0201 NIV 6-4 250 0212 Reorder 250 0244 CBC 23n 250 0253 Weird message about "Micro Warehouse Canada" that says it will reopen 05/10 250 0276 Pauline Shella (Shellock?) Network Admin. for AT&T Alaska VMB 250 0279 Reorder 250 0280 OGM for a VMB that says the number HBC & to dial 816 instead (...and don't leave any mail!) 250 0284 Reorder 250 0298 Reorder 250 0305 "You have reached the Bell Atlantic 877 test number for the Northeast LATA #232" 250 0315 DGT 250 0316 DGT 250 0321 CBC 23n 250 0322 CBC 23n 250 0331 Reorder 250 0338 Reorder 250 0355 Long pause then a CBC from EasternTel that gives a 215 #. 250 0356 Same EasternTel REC as above 250 0357 NIV 6-4 250 0358 NIV 6-4 250 0367 CBC 23n 250 0368 CBC 23n 250 0369 Just like the old timers said - IT'S A WEATHER LINE!!! 250 0371 Sameo-sameo weather line as above 250 0372 CBC 23n 250 0379 MCI Test Network Line for 877 250 0380 MCI Test Line again (same as above) 250 0390 Debbie Brooks (?) VMB (she works for AT&T) 250 0398 Reorder 250 0415 Reorder 250 0460 CBC 23n 250 0498 CBC 23n 250 0499 CBC 23n 250 0500 AT&T Test Center VMS in Bedminster, NJ (Audix)!!! 250 0501 AT&T VMS 250 0502 ACB 250 0504 "Please wait" -pause- "Extension not valid" 250 0505 AT&T VMS (first time I called it just rang then disconnected) 250 0507 "Please wait" -pause- "Extension not valid" 250 0508 AT&T in Bedminster again, gives info about their location and how to contact personal ("please access your post") 250 0509 DGT 250 0510 DGT 250 0511 "Please wait" -pause- "Extension not valid" 250 0512 "Please wait" -pause- "Extension not valid" 250 0513 DGT 250 0514 DGT 250 0515 DGT 250 0517 DGT 250 0518 DGT 250 0519 DGT 250 0521 DGT 250 0523 DGT 250 0524 DGT 250 0525 DGT 250 0526 DGT 250 0527 DGT 250 0528 DGT 250 0529 DGT 250 0530 Very weird... it sounded like it went local then PA (had a local ring and connected quick) 250 0531 DGT 250 0532 John Morran's VMB/test message (OGM dated 9/27 says that John left AT&T!!!) 250 0533 DGT 250 0534 DGT 250 0535 DGT 250 0536 DGT 250 0537 DGT 250 0538 DGT 250 0539 DIS 074t 250 0540 DGT 250 0541 RO 250 0542 CBC 036t (but this CBC is for International Calls!!!) 250 0543 PA: "west bus exchange" (not really sure about that...) 250 0544 DGT 250 0546 DGT 250 0547 DGT 250 0548 DGT 250 0549 DGT 250 055x "MCI Test Network for toll free exchange 877." 250 0560 RO 250 0561 "This is the holding queue for test 800 numbers." 250 0562 RO 250 0563 RO 250 0564 "Holding queue" REC 250 0565 Busy 250 0566 CBC 23n 250 0567 CBC 23n 250 0568 CBC 23n 250 0569 "Holding queue" REC 250 0600 Tone 250 0601 Reorder 250 0602 Reorder 250 0603 NIS svt14 250 0604 Sprint Canada VMS 250 0605 "Welcome to Sprint" (51 1 2 0), DTMF tone, ACB (49 7 3 0), reorder 250 0606 Reorder 250 0607 DGT 250 0608 Ann Griffis VMB 250 0609 Ann Griffis VMB 250 0610 DGT 250 0611 DGT 250 0670 Reorder 250 0671 Reorder 250 0672 Reorder 250 0673 Reorder 250 0674 Reorder 250 0675 Reorder 250 0676 Reorder 250 0677 Reorder 250 0678 Reorder 250 0679 Reorder 250 0680 Reorder 250 0681 Reorder 250 0682 Reorder 250 0683 Reorder 250 0720 22 Action News Weather Line (same as 0369 above) 250 0721 Same Weather Line 250 0722 Same Weather Line 250 0750 Cable and Wireless Toll Free Test Number VMB (also 888) 250 0901 Reorder 250 0910 Reorder 250 0918 Reorder 250 0919 Reorder 250 0922 Reorder 250 0929 Tone 250 097x Reorder 250 0980 Reorder 250 1000 Reorder 250 1001 Reorder 250 1002 Reorder 250 1003 Reorder 250 1004 Reorder 250 1005 Reorder 250 1053 Ralph Cummings VMB (he works for our friends at Ameritec...) 250 1058 Reorder 250 1059 Reorder 250 1062 Nations Bank Time & Temp REC (from somewhere CST & 65' when it's only 30' here!) 250 1078 Reorder 250 1079 CBC 44 7 3 0 250 1080 CBC 44 7 3 0 250 1081 Reorder 250 1082 Reorder 250 1083 Reorder 250 1091 Reorder 250 1120 CBC 036t 250 1126 DGT 250 1136 DGT 250 1137 DGT 250 1139 DGT 250 1299 Reorder 250 1300 Reorder 888 (scanned 0000 to 0100 & 0500 to 0535) 250 0004 Gives CBC (supposed to be SBC's official toll free test number) 250 0007 DGT 250 0011 DGT 250 0015 CBC 23n 250 0016 CBC 44 7 3 0 250 0025 CBC 23n 250 0026 Reorder 250 0036 Reorder 250 0037 Dennis Sedrick from Questar (Quest Star?) VMB 250 0042 DGT 250 0047 CBC 23n 250 0063 NIV 6-4 250 0064 Core Communications VMS 250 0071 DGT 250 0072 DGT 250 0078 PA (sounded like an intercept operator, said something "exchange") 250 0079 Dave Bundy (actually, I thought he said "Bunny") from Ameritec VMB 250 0084 Sometimes: "DS3 The account code you have dialed is invalid...", sometimes: "DS2 Your call cannot be completed as dialed..." 250 0093 Something, something DeltaCom (sounds like a VMS), Now RO 250 0094 "Sonny Daniel's" AM (This sounds far too residential to me...) 250 0097 CBC 23n 250 0099 CBC 23n 250 0400 CBC 23n 250 0500 ACB (supposed to be AT&T's official toll free test number) 250 0501 AT&T Test Center VMS, same as 877 250 0502 Cincinnati Bell VMS 250 0508 CBC 036t 250 0510 DGT 250 0519 DGT 250 0550 CBC 23n (supposed to be MCI's official toll free test number) 250 0600 Tone 250 0750 Cable & Wireless Toll Free Test Number+VMB 250 0800 DIS 074t 250 1100 DGT [ testset@iname.com ] [ http://www.internettrash.com/users/bft ]