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T TikiTres Member Forney, TX Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 263	T TikiTres Posted posted on Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:11 PM I remember having EMerson as our "call" letters, but there were still 5 numbers following - that one only has four. Just as a completely off-topic sidebar, I did architectural work for Southwestern Bell for many years and at that time finally learned why our old phone numbers had those exchange names (like your "EM"/ Emerson prefix). It was actually the name of the equipment building where your particular phone line was terminated. So somewhere in your area there was a phone equipment building named "Emerson". You would not believe what the insides of those phone equipment buildings look like, it is astonishing what it takes to get your voice to travel across a phone line from point A to point B. Most people never get to see them because it is a high security environment. And now to return to the main topic- seller bashing :wink:

I remember having EMerson as our "call" letters, but there were still 5 numbers following - that one only has four.

Just as a completely off-topic sidebar, I did architectural work for Southwestern Bell for many years and at that time finally learned why our old phone numbers had those exchange names (like your "EM"/ Emerson prefix). It was actually the name of the equipment building where your particular phone line was terminated. So somewhere in your area there was a phone equipment building named "Emerson". You would not believe what the insides of those phone equipment buildings look like, it is astonishing what it takes to get your voice to travel across a phone line from point A to point B. Most people never get to see them because it is a high security environment.

And now to return to the main topic- seller bashing :wink:

Post #393135 by TikiTres on Thu, Jul 10, 2008 7:11 PM