[VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er

[Jayson Smith]

If they interviewed her live, and it wasn't an older recording, it
definitely wouldn't be Jane Barbe, since IIRC she died in July of 2003 or
so.
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steph Kerman" <stfkerman at jps.net>
To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at lists.ckts.info>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er


> On Friday, NPR's ATC interviewed the gal who did the announcements used
> in California. She was someone other than Jane Barbie. I didn't catch
> her name.
>
> Steph
>
> Jayson Smith wrote:
> > I have a complete set of recordings recorded off the 410-844-1212
machine
> > which is still running. They're spoken by John Doyle. As far as I know,
> > there are no remaining Jane Barbe machines with that announcement style
> > still in service. If interested, let me know and I'll post the URL.
> > Jayson
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Rusty Dekema" <rdekema at gmail.com>
> > To: "Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches" <voip at lists.ckts.info>
> > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: [VoIP] AT&T Stops 'Time', Ends An Er
> >
> >
> >
> >> Speaking of this, do any of you have an AT&T number for a time system
> >> that uses the exact phrasing:
> >>
> >> "Good (xyz), at the tone the time will be (zyx)." (As opposed to "at
> >> the tone, (name of time zone) time will be...)
> >>
> >> That was how 616-346-1212 (actually 346-****, but they didn't
> >> advertise it as such), the time line where I grew up, sounded.
> >> Unfortunately, it has been out of commission in both the old 616 and
> >> new 269 split region for several years.
> >>
> >> I would like to replicate the system on my Asterisk machine, but I
> >> have not been able to find any similar recordings.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Rusty
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/30/07, ikjtel <ikj1234i at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> FWIW, via slashdot
> >>>
> >>> "Starting in September, you will no longer be able to
> >>> pick up a landline, payphone, etc and find out what
> >>> time it is at the beep. AT&T, which has had the
> >>> service since the 20s, cited a lack of demand in the
> >>> digital age as the reason for "time"'s extinction.
> >>> Actually, the service had already stopped in most
> >>> states, but Nevada and California — with their large
> >>> rural and unmapped areas — were still holding out,
> >>> should the lost motorist or weary hiker need to know
> >>> the time of day. But no more! The "Time Machine",
> >>> which consisted of two large drum-like devices that
> >>> contained several audio-tracks and a quite advanced
> >>> system for syncing up with the caller, will probably
> >>> end up in a museum, anxiously awaiting the arrival of
> >>> its cousin: The Pay-Phone."
> >>>
> >>> Full article at
> >>>
> >>>
> >
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus29aug29,0,2466396,full.column?coll=la-home-center
> >
> >>> Max
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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