STATION ID - 7047/3.12

9x Datakit Network
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

This is a 9x system, restricted to authorized persons and for
official 9x business only. Anyone using this system, network or data
is subject to being monitored at any time for system administration and
for identifying unauthorized users or system misuse. Anyone using this
system expressly consents to such monitoring and is advised that any
evidence of criminal activity revealed through such monitoring may be
provided to law enforcement for prosecution.

TTYs/TTDs and Relay service - by phriendly phriend
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introduction:
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You can make free calls anywhere in the world with the help of 
TTY/TTD relay service,  let me explain what TTY/TTD is, its a 
machine/device, it has acoustic couplers, a keyboard and a lcd
screen.  If you dont have a tty, you can still make your computer
into a tty, just get a terminal program that can set your modem
at 110 or 300 baud, half duplex, 8N1 parity, and CR settings, i 
will explain more howto setup your computer to act like a tty later
in this article.
TTD/TTY Relay Service is a service for Deaf people with TTD/TTY's
they call the relay service and make calls to hearing people... and
the operator relays it all.

its like this --

operator==> Bell Canada Relay Service Relais operator #8032 ga

me==> Hi id like to make a call to John Doe at 614-641-9234 ga

operator==> Okay,  Dialing.. ringing 1, 2, hello ga

me==> hello, this is phriendly phriend.. how are you doing John ga

john==> im doing fine, how about you? ga

me==> i gotta go,  bye sksk

operator==> would you like to make another call? ga

me==> no thanks, bye for now ga to sk

operator==> have a nice day sksk

me==> (thinks, yeah.. thanx for the free call) sksk

*click*

thats a example of a relay operator conversation with a friend.

how the relay service works:
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the Operator has a tty and a telephone, you call the relay operator
and type what you want to say to the hearing person, the operator
reads what you type and speaks it to your friend, and your friend
speaks back, and the operator types what your friend says to you.
and you type back.

making free callz using relay service + extender or pbx:
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Ok,  I found out a really neat thing.. i called 711 (the number for 
the bell relay service) with a extender,  (pbx/extendernumber,,code,,relayservice#)
then the bell relay operator answers,  i asked her what my # was, 
the relay operator said it was 9057723367, bingo.  The relay operator 
doesnt know my real # and therefore i can make long distance calls anywhere in
the whole world.  And the operator charges those calls to the extender,
not your # pretty neat eh?

setting up your computer to call tty relay service:
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Now, you dont have a tty eh? go buy one!! uhh no.. its too much $, okay
you can turn your computer so that it actz like a tty

ascii code is used,

ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, 
Some TTYs and all computers in the US/Canada use ASCII code.  IF you 
use ASCII, you may need to change some options.  The options you can 
change are as follows:

Buud rate, is how fast characters travel.  You can choose 110 or 300 
baud, but 110 is raely used.  The default baud rate is 300.

Duplex, controls how characters are displayed.  If you get double
characters, (lliikkee tthhiiss)  or none at all, change the option
between half duplex and full duplex.  The default is half duplex.

Parity, controls error-checking,  You can choose 7N1, 8N1, 7E1, or
7O1.  The first number is data bits.  The middle letter means 
(N)o parity, (E)ven parity, or (O)dd parity.  The last number is 
stop bits.  8N1 and 7E1 are used most often. The default is 8N1 
parity.

Return,  Determines what the TTY sends when you press the return key.
You can choose CR or CR/LF.  Cr (carriage return) goes to the beginning
of the current line.  CR/LF (carriage return plus line feed) goes to
the beginning of the next line.  The default is CR.

To connect your computer to a TTY, you shuold use 300 baud, half 
duplex, 8N1 parity and CR settings.

TTY Language (Conversation Etiquette):
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you need to know tty codes to communicate with the bell operator/people

GA =		When you talk with another person by TTY, you type while the other
		person reads.  When you want the other person to respond, type GA
		for "Go ahead."
		ie.  hello john, how are you GA

GA OR SK =	To say goodbye, type GA OR SK.  This gives the other person
		a chance to say any last words before ending the conversation.
	
SKSK =		Type SKSK to end the conversation.

Q =		Some people prefer to type Q instead of a quetion mark because
		it saves time and is easier to type

You can use punctuation marks such as commas and periods, although many people 
choose to omit them.  you may also abbreviate words, such as:

GA = go ahead			OPR = operator
SK = stop keying		PLS = please
CD = could			Q = question mark
CUL = see you later		R = are
CUZ = because			SHD = should
HD = hold			THX = thanks
MTG = meeting			TMW = tomorrow
NBR = number			U = you
OIC = oh i see			UR = your
    
TTY relay operator lists + interesting tty #'s:
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202-855-1234 District of Columbia TTY 
202-855-1000 District of Columbia voice 
212-219-1887 New York City Recycling Hotline
315-337-8489 Auto Attendant & TDD Mail
503-760-2212 911 Emergency in Portland, Oregon
617-849-5677 Massachusetts Lottery
800-548-2546 Alabama TTY 
800-548-2547 Alabama voice 
800-770-8973 Alaska TTY 
800-770-8255 Alaska voice 
800-367-8939 Arizona TTY 
800-842-4681 Arizona voice 
800-285-1131 Arkansas TTY 
800-285-1121 Arkansas voice 
800-735-2929 California TTY 
800-735-2922 California voice 
800-735-0091 California ascii 
800-659-2656 Colorado TTY 
800-659-3656 Colorado voice 
800-659-4656 Colorado ascii 
800-842-9710 Connecticut TTY 
800-833-8134 Connecticut voice 
800-232-5460 Delaware TTY 
800-232-5470 Delaware voice 
800-955-8771 Florida TTY 
800-955-8770 Florida voice 
800-255-0056 Georgia TTY 
800-255-0135 Georgia voice 
808-643-8833 Hawaii TTY 
808-546-2565 Hawaii voice 
800-377-3529 Idaho TTY 
800-377-1363 Idaho voice 
800-526-0844 Illinois TTY 
800-526-0857 Illinois voice 
800-501-0864 Illinois Spanish TTY 
800-501-0865 Illinois Spanish voice 
800-743-3333 Indiana TTY/voice 
800-735-2942 Iowa TTY 
800-735-2943 Iowa voice 
800-766-3777 Kansas TTY/voice 
800-648-6056 Kentucky TTY 
800-648-6057 Kentucky voice 
800-846-5277 Louisiana TTY 
800-947-5277 Louisiana voice 
800-437-1220 Maine TTY 
800-457-1220 Maine voice 
800-735-2258 Maryland TTY/voice 
800-439-2370 Massachusetts TTY/voice/ascii 
800-439-0183 Massachusetts voice 
800-649-3777 Michigan TTY/voice 
800-627-3529 Minnesota TTY/voice/ascii 
800-582-2233 Mississippi TTY 
800-855-1000 Mississippi voice 
800-855-1234 Mississippi ascii 
800-735-2966 Missouri TTY 
800-735-2466 Missouri voice 
800-253-4091 Montana TTY 
800-253-4093 Montana voice 
800-833-7352 Nebraska TTY 
800-833-0920 Nebraska voice 
800-326-6868 Nevada TTY 
800-326-6888 Nevada voice 
800-735-2964 New Hampshire TTY/voice 
800-852-7899 New Jersey TTY 
800-852-7897 New Jersey voice 
800-659-8331 New Mexico TTY 
800-659-1779 New Mexico voice 
800-662-1220 New York TTY 
800-421-1220 New York voice 
800-735-2962 North Carolina TTY 
800-735-8262 North Carolina voice 
800-366-6888 North Dakota TTY 
800-366-6889 North Dakota voice 
800-750-0750 Ohio TTY/voice 
800-522-8506 Oklahoma TTY 
800-722-0353 Oklahoma voice 
800-735-2900 Oregon TTY 
800-735-1232 Oregon voice 
800-735-0644 Oregon ascii 
800-735-3896 Oregon Spanish TTY/voice 
800-654-5984 Pennsylvania TTY 
800-654-5988 Pennsylvania voice 
800-745-5555 Rhode Island TTY 
800-745-6575 Rhode Island voice 
800-745-1570 Rhode Island ascii 
800-735-2905 South Carolina TTY/voice 
800-877-1113 South Dakota TTY/voice 
800-848-0298 Tennessee TTY 
800-848-0299 Tennessee voice 
800-735-2989 Texas TTY 
800-735-2988 Texas voice 
800-735-2991 Texas ascii 
800-346-4128 Utah TTY/voice
800-253-0191 Vermont TTY 
800-253-0195 Vermont voice 
800-828-1120 Virgina TTY 
800-828-1140 Virgina voice 
800-833-6388 Washington TTY 
800-833-6384 Washington voice 
800-833-6385 Washington telebraille 
800-982-8771 West Virgina TTY 
800-982-8772 West Virgina voice 
800-947-3529 Wisconsin TTY/voice 
800-877-9975 Wyoming TTY 
800-877-9965 Wyoming voice 
800-855-2880 AT&T National Relay TTY 
800-855-2881 AT&T National Relay voice 
800-855-2882 AT&T National Relay ascii 
800-855-2883 AT&T National Relay telebraille 
800-855-2884 AT&T National Relay Spanish TTY 
800-855-2885 AT&T National Relay Spanish voice 
800-855-2886 AT&T National Relay Spanish ascii 
800-877-8339 Federal Information Relay Service TTY/voice 
800-833-5833 Hamilton National Relay TTY 
800-833-7833 Hamilton National Relay voice 
800-688-4889 MCI National Relay TTY 
800-947-8642 MCI National Relay voice 
800-877-8973 Sprint National Relay TTY/voice/ascii
800-243-7889 AIDS Hotline
800-855-1155 AT&T Directory Asisstance
800-326-2996 Federal Information Center
800-544-3316 QVC
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extra technincal info:
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Communication Codes;

Automatic code detection on outgoing calls (Turbo Code, ASCII or Baudot)

Baudot Code:
45.5 and 50 baud
Senstivity: -45 dbm, 67 dBSPL (min)
Output: -10 dbm

Turbo code:
100 baud (average)
7 data bits

ASCII Code:
7N1, 8N1, 7E1, and 7O1
110 and 300 caud
Answer and orignate
Full and half duplex
Compatible with Bell 103 modems

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So, just set your modems/TTY's up and dial a extender then the relay
service, boom.. call any friend anywhere, anytime. :->

this phile written by phriendly phriend.
any questions, reach me at phriend@alienz.org

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