[Scan-DC] Off-topic, Verizon to end time and weather services

[Larry Sampas]

I have my own time and weather number now. I hooked up my asterisk PBX
to my weather station. The number is an internet line, so it's
relatively cheap. I can also have the phone read back tide forecasts
and weather by airport code.

240-744-7455.

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 12:51 PM, David  Jones <djoneses at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
> Time is: TI4-2525 or 844-2525.  The area code can be 202, 301, 410, or 703.
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <ehoehn at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>; <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 6:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC]Off-topic, Verizon to end time and weather services
>>
>>
>>> What is the number here.  In St. Louis it was 314-321-2522.  Not sure if
>>> that one is still there.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>>>
>>> ----- Reply message -----
>>> From: "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, Mar 10, 2011 12:17 am
>>> Subject: [Scan-DC] Off-topic, Verizon to end time and weather services
>>> To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wayll, I happened to call the Verizon weather line this morning, and the
>>> forecast was preceded by a message stating that effective June 1 they
>>> will be discontinuing their time and weather services. So ends an era -
>>> "the phone company" has been doing that as long as I can remember, and
>>> that's... well, at least fifty years.
>>>
>>> I wonder why...
>>>
>>> For some reason I thought the list might be interested in this, I guess
>>> because it's communications-related, although not radio...
>>>
>>> Sad, in a way... all of the businesses around here that many of us grew
>>> up with (in this case C&P Telephone), and that I always thought of almost
>>> as friends have either disappeared or have turned into faceless giant
>>> evil empires. :(
>>>
>>> I'd be happy to reminisce either privately, or on the list, if it won't P
>>> people off... would also be interested in a discussion of whether the
>>> breakup of the Bell System was a good thing or not...
>>>
>>> This is meteorologist Alex Bell, signing off. Farewell to The Time Lady,
>>> thank you for calling, welcome to Verizon, bend over, and have a great
>>> life. :(
>>>
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