Phone Testing

[azurelunatic]

I have need at work to test some issues related to our phones. Management has given
us leave to make phone calls to do this.

I'm looking to call numbers within the US, all scattered throughout the place, to
verify how we are coming up on Caller ID, because we have been having issues with
some of our carriers and incorrect information coming up.

Any volunteers for me to call briefly?

I would need to know your phone number. (Private e-mail with same would be best; the
comments on this post are wide open and visible.)
You would have to have Caller ID.
You would have to pick up the phone to accept an incoming call from someone with
potentially very wacky and broken Caller ID info, and let me know what it is that is
showing up on the Caller ID.
I would have to be able to call you during business hours (9-5 Pacific daylight
time, M-F) at some point during the upcoming week.
I couldn't spend particularly long on the phone.
I would have to be at least vaguely OK with you knowing where I work (which isn't
something I spread around publicly, so I'd probably be calling people I already know
vs. perfect strangers) based on the fact that the company name might be in the
Caller ID info.

Management gives me the weird little jobs. Let me know if I should expect to hear
from you for this.

Comments

[azurelunatic]

...also, I'd need to know what region I was calling, at least to the state; to the city if possible.

[pauamma]

http://www.nanpa.com/. Can't remember the exact URLs, but you can search by NPA (aka area code) or by clicking on a map.

[azurelunatic]

A good starting place, but US area codes have become somewhat more fluid than they used to be.

[lacey]

If you can call cell phones, you can call me. I'm heading to bed, but when I get up, if I fit your parameters (and it's A-OK if I don't!) how would you like me to convey my number to you? (e.g. here or elsewhere?)

[azurelunatic]

I don't know if it's exactly what I need, but e-mail (@lj) will do nicely, and I can sure try!

[lacey]

alright! Sending now.

[azurelunatic]

Thank you!

[lacey]

I'm glad I was able to help! I'm sorry I had to get off so quickly... my phone was doing the "need charge! now!" dance. I need to get another battery for situations such as those... with my old phone I had 2 batteries so that when one ran low, I could end the call, switch batteries, power on and resume the call.

And you have an absolutely lovely voice.

[azurelunatic]

Thank you!

Testing things is always a little bizarre.

[lacey]

That's the truth! Can be fun, but always just a smidge weird.

[gameboyguy13.livejournal.com]

I would offer my cell number, but I don't think it shows caller ID info in the same way (it just shows the number, if anything.) It's too bad the landline doesn't do caller ID yet.

[azurelunatic]

I wouldn't want to use up your units, either. I've a Tracfone too, so I can just call it, I think. Then I don't have to answer! Go, me!

[amberfox.livejournal.com]

You can call me, of course. I can't answer between 12:30 and 3:30 CDT Monday-Thursday, but outside those limits I'm good. I think my cell has caller ID, because I've seen a few names I don't remember giving it. I'm not 100% sure, though.

[azurelunatic]

Thank you!

[sraun]

If you'd like to call me next Thursday or Friday, that's fine. All the info's on the first screen at http://www.fireopal.org/~sraun/